Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Tanzania
Tanzania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 70.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Tanzania, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Tanzania stood at 70.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Tanzania peaked at 94.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2018.
Tanzania ranks 8th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 86.6% | 86.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 77.9% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 70.0% | 72.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Tanzania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Tanzania was 70.0% in 2018, 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Tanzania ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.