Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Bangladesh

Extreme poverty rate in Bangladesh in 2022 — 5.9%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 73. Since 1983, the indicator has fallen by 41.2 pp.

2022 5.9% −13.6 pp vs 2016
World rank 60of 73
Period maximum 51.2%1991
Period minimum 5.9%2022

Trend over time

1983–2022 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Bangladesh, 1983–20220204060198319871991199519992003200720112015201920221983: 47.1%1985: 41.4%1988: 51.1%1991: 51.2%1995: 43.4%2000: 41.4%2005: 32.3%2010: 25.1%2016: 19.5%2022: 5.9%
Change over the period: −41.2 pp Annual average: -1.06 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 5.9%
World 10.9%
South Asia 6.1%
Extreme poverty rate — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 5.9
2016 19.5
2010 25.1
2005 32.3
2000 41.4
1995 43.4
1991 51.2
1988 51.1
1985 41.4
1983 47.1

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.