Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 49.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 49.4% for share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 86.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2018.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 7th out of 119 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.3% | — |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 60.3% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 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 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Tanzania, United Republic of was 49.4% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2018.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.