Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nigeria
Nigeria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 96.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nigeria, 1985–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nigeria is 96.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nigeria peaked at 96.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 2015.
Nigeria ranks 7th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 95.0% | — |
| 1992 | 94.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +3.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 96.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 96.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 94.0% | 94.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 92.1% | 93.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nigeria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nigeria was 96.1% 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 $10 a day recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 $10 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 $10 per day.