Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Burundi
Burundi: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 11.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 11.4% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2020.
The figure is down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Burundi peaked at 32.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2006.
That places Burundi 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 19.2% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8146 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8014 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6552 °C (2025)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.581 °C (2025)
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- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Burundi?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Burundi was 11.4% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Burundi ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.