Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Zambia
Zambia: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 78.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 78.7% for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% 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 Zambia peaked at 78.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1996.
That places Zambia 6th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.1% | — |
| 1993 | 75.3% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 66.5% | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 78.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.7% | 66.5% | 75.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 76.5% | 78.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 75.8% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 78.7% | 78.7% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- 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 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,344 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 -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (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 Zambia?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Zambia was 78.7% 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 on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.