Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 81.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bangladesh stood at 81.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bangladesh peaked at 98.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 98.7% | — |
| 1985 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 95.9% | 98.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 93.8% | 95.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 91.1% | 92.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 81.6% | 81.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 24 Senegal 86.0% compare
- 25 Guinea 85.9% compare
- 26 Philippines 82.2% compare
- 28 Cameroon 80.6% compare
- 29 Mauritania 80.4% compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 79.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- 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 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,408 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 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bangladesh?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bangladesh was 81.6% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Bangladesh ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.