Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Nepal
Nepal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Nepal stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Nepal peaked at 9.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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- 100 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 100 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 100 Taiwan 0.0% compare
- 100 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 100 Ukraine 0.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Nepal?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Nepal was 0.0% in 2022, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Nepal ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 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.