Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Zambia
Zambia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 96.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Zambia, 1991–2022
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 Zambia stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Zambia peaked at 97.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 1991.
Zambia ranks 9th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 92.7% | — |
| 1993 | 94.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 92.7% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 94.9% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 94.1% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,344 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (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 Zambia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Zambia was 96.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.