Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 69.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ethiopia, 1995–2015
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 69.1% for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ethiopia peaked at 91.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2015.
Ethiopia ranks 12th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 90.1% | — |
| 1999 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 90.1% | 91.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 69.1% | 74.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 9 Kenya 75.8% compare
- 10 Nigeria 71.0% compare
- 11 Uganda 70.4% compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 64.4% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 63.6% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 62.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- 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 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 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 -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ethiopia?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ethiopia was 69.1% in 2015, 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 on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 119 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 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 $3.20 per day.