Number of people living in extreme poverty by country
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Countries reporting
117
Highest
94.73 million people
Nigeria
Lowest
0 people
Slovenia
Median
230,843 people
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Number of people living in extreme poverty is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 94.73 million people in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 people in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 230,843 people, and the mean is 5.22 million people.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 2,454.7%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Number of people living in extreme poverty: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 94.73 million people | 2022 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 2 | India | 75.24 million people | 2022 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 58.23 million people | 2024 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 47.19 million people | 2021 | up 37.3% | flat |
| 5 | Tanzania | 29.42 million people | 2018 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mozambique | 26.63 million people | 2022 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 7 | Uganda | 26.26 million people | 2019 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 8 | Kenya | 25.01 million people | 2022 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 20.93 million people | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 10 | Niger | 15.07 million people | 2021 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 14.47 million people | 2019 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 14.44 million people | 2022 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 13.25 million people | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 11.65 million people | 2016 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 15 | Indonesia | 11.53 million people | 2025 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 16 | South Africa | 11.00 million people | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 10.01 million people | 2022 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 18 | Burundi | 9.40 million people | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 9.40 million people | 2021 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 8.22 million people | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 7.31 million people | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 6.38 million people | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.29 million people | 2021 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Rwanda | 5.47 million people | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 4.50 million people | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 26 | Syria | 4.03 million people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 27 | United States | 3.74 million people | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 3.72 million people | 2021 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 29 | Senegal | 3.14 million people | 2021 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 30 | Togo | 3.12 million people | 2021 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 31 | Venezuela | 2.64 million people | 2006 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 32 | Iran | 2.26 million people | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 2.15 million people | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 1.76 million people | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 1.75 million people | 2023 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 1.70 million people | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 37 | Vietnam | 1.60 million people | 2022 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 1.54 million people | 2021 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Japan | 1.52 million people | 2020 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea | 1.50 million people | 2018 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 1.25 million people | 2013 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 852,474 people | 2025 | — | falling |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 834,635 people | 2021 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 723,708 people | 2022 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 649,599 people | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 625,232 people | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 589,870 people | 2019 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Germany | 582,245 people | 2022 | up 624.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Gambia | 554,570 people | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 50 | Laos | 553,747 people | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 51 | Italy | 546,918 people | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Botswana | 476,456 people | 2015 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mauritania | 464,788 people | 2019 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 398,591 people | 2014 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 55 | Spain | 393,304 people | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 292,567 people | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 267,936 people | 2021 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 254,499 people | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Australia | 230,843 people | 2020 | up 109.6% | falling |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 157,989 people | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Georgia | 156,464 people | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 62 | Turkey | 149,369 people | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 145,882 people | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 141,149 people | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 65 | Romania | 133,456 people | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Canada | 116,808 people | 2022 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Palestine | 107,103 people | 2023 | up 636.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Poland | 89,564 people | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 89,287 people | 2017 | up 262.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 88,601 people | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Sweden | 88,292 people | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Chile | 78,995 people | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Tunisia | 78,910 people | 2021 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 73,931 people | 2019 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 75 | Serbia | 72,470 people | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 65,175 people | 2023 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 61,849 people | 2023 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Russia | 60,539 people | 2020 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 79 | South Korea | 51,770 people | 2021 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 48,236 people | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 81 | France | 47,672 people | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 43,716 people | 2023 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Jamaica | 39,357 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 38,887 people | 2025 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Israel | 38,230 people | 2022 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 86 | Lithuania | 31,528 people | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovakia | 24,536 people | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Armenia | 23,791 people | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Taiwan | 23,488 people | 2021 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Denmark | 21,363 people | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 18,317 people | 2022 | up 2,454.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands | 17,053 people | 2021 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Montenegro | 15,588 people | 2021 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 94 | Mongolia | 15,102 people | 2022 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Ukraine | 15,087 people | 2020 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Finland | 10,892 people | 2023 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Norway | 10,877 people | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 98 | Thailand | 10,524 people | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Belgium | 10,237 people | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Croatia | 10,142 people | 2023 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,679 people | 2021 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 102 | Albania | 8,620 people | 2020 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Latvia | 8,365 people | 2023 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 7,932 people | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 7,644 people | 2010 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 5,661 people | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Malaysia | 4,510 people | 2021 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Estonia | 4,343 people | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Moldova | 3,176 people | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Iceland | 288 people | 2019 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 177 people | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Bhutan | 54 people | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 0 people | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 0 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | China | 0 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Czechia | 0 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 0 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.