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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |