Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 69.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 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
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bangladesh is 69.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bangladesh peaked at 97.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 25th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 97.1% | — |
| 1985 | 95.6% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 92.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.3% | 95.6% | 97.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 92.6% | 96.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 89.2% | 91.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 84.2% | 87.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 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 on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bangladesh?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bangladesh was 69.5% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 on less than the upper-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 $5.50 per day.