Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day was 81.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Mozambique, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Mozambique stood at 81.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Mozambique peaked at 87.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2014.
That places Mozambique 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 87.7% | — |
| 2002 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 81.1% | 87.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 74.4% | 81.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Mozambique?
- Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Mozambique was 81.4% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day?
- Mozambique ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day. 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 per day.