Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Zambia
Zambia: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 94.04 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
94.04
World rank
6th
of 120 countries
All-time high
95.69
in 2002
All-time low
90.03
in 1991
Years of data
10
1991–2022
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 94.04 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Zambia peaked at 95.69 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90.03, in 1991.
Zambia ranks 6th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.03 | — |
| 1993 | 92.76 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 90.21 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 90.61 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.69 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 92.7 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 93.31 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 93.49 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.99 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 94.04 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9 | 90.03 | 92.76 | 4 |
| 2000s | 93.9 | 92.7 | 95.69 | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.74 | 91.99 | 93.49 | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.04 | 94.04 | 94.04 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Zambia?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Zambia was 94.04 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.69 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.03 in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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