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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9.8% | — |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -37.4% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -53.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -91.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%. (29 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 97 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
- 98 Belgium 0.0% compare
- 99 Indonesia 0.0% compare
- 100 Albania 0.0% compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 100 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
- 100 Belarus 0.0% compare
- 100 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 100 China 0.0% compare
- 100 Czechia 0.0% compare
- 100 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 100 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 100 Moldova 0.0% compare
- 100 Mongolia 0.0% compare
- 100 Romania 0.0% compare
- 100 Russia 0.0% compare
- 100 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 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
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
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.