Share of population in extreme poverty by country

Countries reporting
120
Highest
81.36
Mozambique, Republic of
Lowest
0
Slovenia, Republic of
Median
1.29
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148

What the numbers show

Share of population in extreme poverty is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 81.36 in Mozambique, Republic of; the lowest is 0 in Slovenia, Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.29, and the mean is 10.72.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 2,227.8%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan, Republic of (down 100.0%).

Share of population in extreme poverty: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique, Republic of 81.36 2022 up 9.4% falling
2 Malawi 75.44 2019 up 3.5% rising
3 Burundi 74.2 2020 down 2.1% falling
4 Zambia 71.66 2022 up 0.4% rising
5 Madagascar, Republic of 69.17 2021 up 5.9% falling
6 Niger 60.49 2021 down 12.1% falling
7 Uganda 59.78 2019 down 5.9% falling
8 Tanzania, United Republic of 51.35 2018 down 17.0% falling
9 Kenya 45.48 2022 up 20.8% rising
10 Burkina Faso 42.06 2021 down 37.4% falling
11 Nigeria 41.82 2022 up 11.7% falling
12 Guinea-Bissau 39.86 2021 down 47.3% falling
13 Ghana 39.03 2016 down 35.9% falling
14 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 38.64 2021 up 3.3% falling
15 Rwanda 38.55 2023 down 40.9% falling
16 Mali 36.1 2021 down 43.0% falling
17 Togo 34.66 2021 down 47.1% falling
18 Benin 27.22 2021 down 60.2% falling
19 Cameroon 26.69 2021 down 8.0% falling
20 Pakistan 22.96 2024 up 8.0% volatile
21 Gambia, The 22 2020 down 35.7% volatile
22 Botswana 21.37 2015 down 38.6% falling
23 Côte d'Ivoire 20.83 2021 down 55.7% rising
24 Syrian Arab Republic 17.96 2022 volatile
25 Senegal 17.89 2021 down 66.4% falling
26 South Africa 17.44 2022 down 37.4% falling
27 Honduras 15.72 2024 down 23.7% falling
28 Guinea 11.65 2018 down 73.5% volatile
29 Philippines 11.53 2023 down 53.8% falling
30 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 10.22 2019 down 46.9% volatile
31 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 9.71 2006 down 35.9% rising
32 Guatemala 9.66 2023 up 21.4% volatile
33 Colombia 8.5 2024 down 22.3% falling
34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.13 2024 down 67.2% volatile
35 Nicaragua 6.57 2014 down 60.2% volatile
36 Tajikistan, Republic of 6.13 2024 down 54.0% volatile
37 Bangladesh 5.91 2022 down 76.5% falling
38 India 5.25 2022 down 80.6% falling
39 Peru 5.14 2024 down 35.7% volatile
40 El Salvador 4.64 2023 down 35.1% volatile
41 Georgia 4.23 2024 down 64.9% falling
42 Indonesia 4.04 2025 down 81.3% volatile
43 North Macedonia, Republic of 3.94 2019 down 67.5% falling
44 Morocco 3.68 2013 down 78.1% falling
45 Ecuador 3.42 2025 down 28.3% volatile
46 Panama 3.13 2024 down 51.0% volatile
47 Brazil 3.01 2024 down 36.9% volatile
48 Sri Lanka 2.71 2019 down 65.3% volatile
49 Montenegro 2.49 2021 down 55.5% falling
50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.49 2023 up 30.8% volatile
51 Nepal 2.44 2022 down 89.0% volatile
52 Uzbekistan, Republic of 2.3 2025 falling
53 Kyrgyz Republic 2.19 2024 down 72.9% volatile
54 Paraguay 2.11 2024 down 50.7% volatile
55 Palestine 2.07 2023 up 453.8% volatile
56 Bolivia 2.05 2024 down 63.4% volatile
57 Mexico 1.65 2024 down 77.1% volatile
58 Vietnam 1.6 2022 down 56.9% volatile
59 Jamaica 1.39 2021 volatile
60 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.37 2021 down 11.0% volatile
61 Japan 1.2 2020 up 100.0% rising
62 United States 1.1 2024 down 15.4% rising
63 Lithuania 1.1 2023 down 8.5% volatile
64 Serbia, Republic of 1.09 2023 down 86.0% volatile
65 Bulgaria 1.01 2023 down 69.1% volatile
66 Italy 0.9272 2023 down 42.5% volatile
67 Hungary 0.918 2017 up 274.2% volatile
68 Australia 0.9 2020 up 80.0% falling
69 Sweden 0.8379 2023 up 28.7% volatile
70 Spain 0.8134 2023 down 37.9% falling
71 Armenia, Republic of 0.7843 2024 down 77.2% volatile
72 Dominican Republic 0.7753 2024 down 81.2% volatile
73 Costa Rica 0.7547 2025 down 69.1% volatile
74 Romania 0.7002 2023 down 92.0% volatile
75 Germany 0.7 2022 up 600.0% volatile
76 Tunisia 0.654 2021 down 79.1% volatile
77 Greece 0.5943 2023 down 61.0% volatile
78 Austria 0.5282 2023 up 56.3% volatile
79 Slovak Republic 0.4521 2023 up 2.8% volatile
80 Latvia 0.4441 2023 down 71.1% volatile
81 Mongolia 0.4398 2022 down 59.4% volatile
82 Portugal 0.4133 2023 down 60.4% volatile
83 United Kingdom 0.4 2021 up 33.3% volatile
83 Israel 0.4 2022 down 50.0% rising
85 Chile 0.3997 2024 down 48.8% volatile
86 Malta 0.3939 2023 up 1,227.7% volatile
87 Denmark 0.3592 2023 up 15.5% volatile
88 Albania 0.3409 2020 down 58.8% volatile
89 Estonia, Republic of 0.3169 2023 down 70.5% volatile
90 Canada 0.3 2022 unchanged volatile
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2675 2021 down 71.0% flat
92 Croatia, Republic of 0.2628 2023 down 78.2% volatile
93 Poland 0.2441 2023 down 57.0% volatile
94 Switzerland 0.2087 2022 up 2,227.8% volatile
95 Norway 0.1971 2023 up 19.5% falling
96 Finland 0.1951 2023 up 127.6% volatile
97 Türkiye, Republic of 0.1751 2023 down 88.5% volatile
98 Uruguay 0.1672 2024 down 21.0% volatile
99 Moldova, Republic of 0.1292 2023 down 12.5% volatile
100 Jordan 0.1041 2010 down 89.9% volatile
101 Korea 0.1 2021 down 80.0% volatile
101 Taiwan Province of China 0.1 2021 down 50.0% volatile
103 Netherlands 0.0973 2021 down 30.3% volatile
104 Belgium 0.0869 2023 down 39.9% volatile
105 Luxembourg 0.0851 2023 down 4.5% volatile
106 Ireland 0.0823 2023 down 88.9% volatile
107 Iceland 0.0799 2019 down 17.8% volatile
108 France 0.0697 2023 down 15.6% volatile
109 Russian Federation 0.0417 2020 down 78.3% volatile
110 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.0402 2021 down 82.7% volatile
111 Ukraine 0.0338 2020 down 74.8% volatile
112 Thailand 0.0147 2024 down 93.6% volatile
113 Cyprus 0.0132 2023 down 86.4% volatile
114 Malaysia 0.0131 2021 down 96.4% volatile
115 Bhutan 0.007 2022 down 99.8% volatile
116 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0 2005 down 100.0% volatile
116 Belarus, Republic of 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
116 China, People's Republic of 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
116 Czech Republic 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
116 Slovenia, Republic of 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Share of population in extreme poverty
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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