Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Zambia
Zambia: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 81.42 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
81.42
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
81.94
in 2002
All-time low
70.34
in 1996
Years of data
10
1991β2022
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Zambia, 1991β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Zambia stood at 81.42.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Zambia peaked at 81.94 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.34, in 1996.
Zambia ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.15 | 70.34 | 78.36 | 4 |
| 2000s | 80.87 | 79.16 | 81.94 | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.91 | 78.42 | 81.39 | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.42 | 81.42 | 81.42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (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 revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Zambia?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Zambia was 81.42 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.94 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.34 in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Zambia ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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