Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Nigeria
Nigeria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 92.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Nigeria, 1985–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Nigeria is 92.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Nigeria peaked at 92.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 91.9% | — |
| 1992 | 90.6% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +4.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 92.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 92.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.9% | 91.9% | 91.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 90.6% | 91.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 92.6% | 92.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 87.2% | 88.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Nigeria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Nigeria was 92.9% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.