Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Botswana
Botswana: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 35.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Botswana stood at 35.8%.
That represents a change of down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Botswana peaked at 63.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2009.
That places Botswana 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 55.9% | 55.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 33.9% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Botswana?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Botswana was 35.8% in 2015, 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Botswana ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.