Total population living in extreme poverty by world region by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
94.73 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Slovenia
Median
157,226
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 94.73 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 157,226, and the mean is 5.09 million.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 2,454.7%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 94.73 million | 2022 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 2 | India | 75.24 million | 2022 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 58.23 million | 2024 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 47.19 million | 2021 | up 37.3% | flat |
| 5 | Tanzania | 29.42 million | 2018 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mozambique | 26.63 million | 2022 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 7 | Uganda | 26.26 million | 2019 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 8 | Kenya | 25.01 million | 2022 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 20.93 million | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 10 | Niger | 15.07 million | 2021 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 14.47 million | 2019 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 14.44 million | 2022 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 13.25 million | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 11.65 million | 2016 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 15 | Indonesia | 11.53 million | 2025 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 16 | South Africa | 11.00 million | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 10.01 million | 2022 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 18 | Burundi | 9.40 million | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 9.40 million | 2021 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 8.22 million | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 7.31 million | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 6.38 million | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Côte d’Ivoire | 6.29 million | 2021 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Rwanda | 5.47 million | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 4.50 million | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.03 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 27 | United States | 3.74 million | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 3.72 million | 2021 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 29 | Senegal | 3.14 million | 2021 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 30 | Togo | 3.12 million | 2021 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 31 | Venezuela | 2.64 million | 2006 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 32 | Iran | 2.26 million | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 2.15 million | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 1.76 million | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 1.75 million | 2023 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 1.70 million | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 1.60 million | 2022 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 1.54 million | 2021 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Japan | 1.52 million | 2020 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea | 1.50 million | 2018 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 1.25 million | 2013 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 852,474 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 834,635 | 2021 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 723,708 | 2022 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 649,599 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 625,232 | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 589,870 | 2019 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Germany | 582,245 | 2022 | up 624.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Gambia | 554,570 | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 50 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 553,747 | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 51 | Italy | 546,918 | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Botswana | 476,456 | 2015 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mauritania | 464,788 | 2019 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 398,591 | 2014 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 55 | Spain | 393,304 | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 292,567 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 267,936 | 2021 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 254,499 | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Australia | 230,843 | 2020 | up 109.6% | falling |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 157,989 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Georgia | 156,464 | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 62 | Türkiye | 149,369 | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 145,882 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 141,149 | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 65 | Romania | 133,456 | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Canada | 116,808 | 2022 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Palestine, State of | 107,103 | 2023 | up 636.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Poland | 89,564 | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 89,287 | 2017 | up 262.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 88,601 | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Sweden | 88,292 | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Chile | 78,995 | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Tunisia | 78,910 | 2021 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 73,931 | 2019 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 75 | Serbia | 72,470 | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 65,175 | 2023 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 61,849 | 2023 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Russia | 60,539 | 2020 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Korea | 51,770 | 2021 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 48,236 | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 81 | France | 47,672 | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 43,716 | 2023 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Jamaica | 39,357 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 38,887 | 2025 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Israel | 38,230 | 2022 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 86 | Lithuania | 31,528 | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovak Republic | 24,536 | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Armenia | 23,791 | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Chinese Taipei | 23,488 | 2021 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Denmark | 21,363 | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 18,317 | 2022 | up 2,454.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands | 17,053 | 2021 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Montenegro | 15,588 | 2021 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 94 | Mongolia | 15,102 | 2022 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Ukraine | 15,087 | 2020 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Finland | 10,892 | 2023 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Norway | 10,877 | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 98 | Thailand | 10,524 | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Belgium | 10,237 | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Croatia | 10,142 | 2023 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,679 | 2021 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 102 | Albania | 8,620 | 2020 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Latvia | 8,365 | 2023 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 7,932 | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 7,644 | 2010 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 5,661 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Malaysia | 4,510 | 2021 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Ireland | 4,372 | 2023 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Estonia | 4,343 | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Moldova | 3,176 | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Malta | 2,177 | 2023 | up 1,627.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 567 | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Iceland | 288 | 2019 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 177 | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Bhutan | 54 | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Czechia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |