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%.
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
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3105 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3216 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4187 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 860.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.