Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) was 5.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 5.0% for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Bangladesh peaked at 41.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 37.3% | — |
| 1985 | 32.0% | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 41.7% | +30.6% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -62.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.0% | 32.0% | 41.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 33.7% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 24.0% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.5% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Bangladesh?
- Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Bangladesh was 5.0% in 2022, 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 (2017 prices) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in extreme poverty (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 $2.15 per day.