Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 20.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
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 on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bangladesh stood at 20.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bangladesh peaked at 77.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 32nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 77.3% | — |
| 1985 | 71.9% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 77.5% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.6% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -54.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.5%, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.5%, 1.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.6% | 71.9% | 77.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 69.6% | 77.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 59.0% | 66.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 44.7% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bangladesh?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bangladesh was 20.5% 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 on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.