Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Rwanda
Rwanda: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 92.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Rwanda stood at 92.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Rwanda peaked at 97.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.7% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 95.4% | 95.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Rwanda?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Rwanda was 92.8% in 2023, 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.