Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Zambia
Zambia: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 81.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Zambia, 1991–2022
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 Zambia stood at 81.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Zambia peaked at 81.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, 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.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.8% | — |
| 1993 | 78.4% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 70.3% | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | +3.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 81.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.5%, 3.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 81.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 70.3% | 78.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 79.2% | 81.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 78.4% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Zambia?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Zambia 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 on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Zambia ranks 5th 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 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 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.