Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Zambia
Zambia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 96.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Zambia, 1991–2022
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 Zambia is 96.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Zambia peaked at 97.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 1991.
Zambia ranks 9th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 92.7% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 94.9% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 94.1% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Zambia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Zambia was 96.0% 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 $10 a day recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.