Total population in extreme poverty in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Total population in extreme poverty was 10.01 million in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total population in extreme poverty in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 10.01 million for total population in extreme poverty in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population in extreme poverty in Bangladesh peaked at 58.82 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.01 million, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 17th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.63 million | 42.01 million | 55.36 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 56.26 million | 53.69 million | 58.82 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.22 million | 46.77 million | 55.67 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.80 million | 31.38 million | 38.23 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.01 million | 10.01 million | 10.01 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.16 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,408 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.29 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 6.53 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1263 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1263 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1385 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3594 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population in extreme poverty in Bangladesh?
- Total population in extreme poverty in Bangladesh was 10.01 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population in extreme poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 58.82 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest total population in extreme poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 million in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for total population in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total population in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total population in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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