Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 88.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique, 1996–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique stood at 88.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% 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 Mozambique peaked at 92.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2014.
Mozambique ranks 4th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 91.3% | — |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 88.9% | 92.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.4% | 88.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- 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 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 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 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (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 on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique was 88.0% in 2019, 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.