The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal
Nepal: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 2.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal, 1984–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal peaked at 83.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 51st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 83.0% | — |
| 1995 | 71.1% | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -60.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -89.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 55.9% | 55.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 48 Sri Lanka 2.7% compare
- 49 Montenegro 2.5% compare
- 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.5% compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 2.3%
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 2.2% compare
- 54 Paraguay 2.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,344 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 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal was 2.4% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Nepal ranks 51st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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 The share and number of people living in extreme 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 $3 per day.