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Poverty at $3.65 a day

The share of people living on less than $3.65 a day — the line for lower-middle-income countries.

Unit: % of population Period: 1963–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 21.31% Countries: 171

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1992 to 2025.

Poverty at $3.65 a day, 1992–2025

Top-20 · % of population

Poverty at $3.65 a day, 1992–202560708090100Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 92.5%92.5MozambiqueMozambique: 89.1%89.1South SudanSouth Sudan: 88%88MalawiMalawi: 87.3%87.3BurundiBurundi: 87.2%87.2Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 83.9%83.9MadagascarMadagascar: 83.9%83.9ZambiaZambia: 81.4%81.4NigerNiger: 79.7%79.7UgandaUganda: 76.3%76.3Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 71.4%71.4TanzaniaTanzania: 70%70Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 69.4%69.4KenyaKenya: 65.5%65.5Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 65%65Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 64.6%64.6ZimbabweZimbabwe: 64.6%64.6NigeriaNigeria: 64%64EthiopiaEthiopia: 63.7%63.7Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 62.9%62.9

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Poverty at $3.65 a day — 1992–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 92.5 2020 171
2 MZ Mozambique 89.1 2022 170
3 SS South Sudan 88 2016 169
4 MW Malawi 87.3 2019 168
5 BI Burundi 87.2 2020 167
6 CF Central African Republic 83.9 2021 165
7 MG Madagascar 83.9 2021 165
8 ZM Zambia 81.4 2022 164
9 NE Niger 79.7 2021 163
10 UG Uganda 76.3 2019 162
11 TL Timor-Leste 71.4 2014 161
12 TZ Tanzania 70 2018 160
13 PG Papua New Guinea 69.4 2009 159
14 KE Kenya 65.5 2022 158
15 SL Sierra Leone 65 2018 157
16 BF Burkina Faso 64.6 2021 155
17 ZW Zimbabwe 64.6 2019 155
18 NG Nigeria 64 2022 154
19 ET Ethiopia 63.7 2021 153
20 SB Solomon Islands 62.9 2012 152
21 RW Rwanda 62.2 2023 151
22 GW Guinea-Bissau 62.1 2021 150
23 TD Chad 61.4 2022 149
24 ML Mali 59.5 2021 148
25 HT Haiti 59.2 2012 147
26 SZ Eswatini 58.3 2016 146
27 YE Yemen 57.7 2014 145
28 LS Lesotho 56.8 2017 144
29 GH Ghana 56.3 2016 143
30 TG Togo 55.6 2021 141
31 TM Turkmenistan 55.6 1998 141
32 LR Liberia 55 2016 139
33 CG Republic of the Congo 55 2011 139
34 AO Angola 53.7 2018 138
35 BJ Benin 50 2021 137
36 PK Pakistan 47.9 2024 136
37 FM Micronesia 43.8 2013 135
38 DJ Djibouti 43.7 2017 134
39 SY Syria 42.1 2022 133
40 CI Côte d'Ivoire 41.6 2021 132
41 CM Cameroon 41.3 2021 131
42 GM Gambia 40.2 2020 130
43 SN Senegal 37.3 2021 129
44 VU Vanuatu 36.9 2019 128
45 BW Botswana 35.8 2015 127
46 NA Namibia 35 2015 126
47 ST Sao Tome and Principe 30.5 2017 125
48 ZA South Africa 30.2 2022 124
49 CV Cabo Verde 29.7 2015 123
50 GN Guinea 29.2 2018 122
51 MM Myanmar 29.1 2017 121
52 MR Mauritania 26 2019 119
53 SD Sudan 26 2014 119
54 IN India 23.9 2022 118
55 HN Honduras 23.5 2024 117
56 LA Laos 22.5 2024 116
57 NR Nauru 21.7 2012 115
58 GQ Equatorial Guinea 21.5 2022 113
59 GY Guyana 21.5 1998 113
60 TV Tuvalu 21.2 2010 112
61 BD Bangladesh 20.5 2022 111
62 KM Comoros 18 2024 110
63 GT Guatemala 17.6 2023 109
64 PH Philippines 16.9 2023 107
65 TJ Tajikistan 16.9 2024 107
66 ID Indonesia 16.4 2025 105
67 VE Venezuela 16.4 2006 105
68 LB Lebanon 15.7 2022 103
69 NI Nicaragua 15.7 2014 103
70 FJ Fiji 15.1 2019 102
71 XK Kosovo 14.9 2022 101
72 CO Colombia 14.7 2024 100
73 KG Kyrgyzstan 12.5 2024 99
74 MA Morocco 11.6 2013 98
75 WS Samoa 11.5 2013 96
76 LK Sri Lanka 11.5 2019 96
77 GE Georgia 11 2024 95
78 PE Peru 10.7 2024 94
79 NP Nepal 9.1 2022 93
80 TT Trinidad and Tobago 9 1992 92
81 SV El Salvador 8.6 2023 91
82 EC Ecuador 8.4 2025 90
83 GA Gabon 8 2017 89
84 IR Iran 7.5 2023 88
85 MK North Macedonia 7.4 2019 87
86 EG Egypt 7.1 2021 86
87 PA Panama 6.8 2024 85
88 MH Marshall Islands 6.7 2019 84
89 BR Brazil 6.2 2024 83
90 PS Palestine 6.1 2023 82
91 AM Armenia 5.7 2024 80
92 KI Kiribati 5.7 2023 80
93 JM Jamaica 5.1 2021 79
94 BO Bolivia 4.9 2024 78
95 DZ Algeria 4.7 2011 77
96 SR Suriname 4.6 2022 76
97 PY Paraguay 4.5 2024 75
98 VN Vietnam 4.2 2022 74
99 MX Mexico 4.1 2024 73
100 BZ Belize 4 2018 70
101 ME Montenegro 4 2021 70
102 UZ Uzbekistan 4 2025 70
103 BB Barbados 3.2 2016 69
104 GD Grenada 2.9 2018 68
105 AR Argentina 2.8 2024 67
106 IQ Iraq 2.4 2023 65
107 TN Tunisia 2.4 2021 65
108 MU Mauritius 2.3 2017 63
109 MN Mongolia 2.3 2022 63
110 AL Albania 2.1 2020 61
111 RS Serbia 2.1 2023 61
112 DO Dominican Republic 2 2024 60
113 HU Hungary 1.8 2017 58
114 TO Tonga 1.8 2021 58
115 CR Costa Rica 1.7 2025 57
116 BG Bulgaria 1.6 2023 55
117 JP Japan 1.6 2020 55
118 SC Seychelles 1.4 2018 54
119 RO Romania 1.3 2023 53
120 LT Lithuania 1.2 2023 51
121 US United States 1.2 2024 51
122 AU Australia 1.1 2020 50
123 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 2021 47
124 IT Italy 1 2023 47
125 ES Spain 1 2023 47
126 DE Germany 0.9 2022 42
127 IL Israel 0.9 2022 42
128 JO Jordan 0.9 2010 42
129 MT Malta 0.9 2023 42
130 SE Sweden 0.9 2023 42
131 GR Greece 0.8 2023 39
132 MD Moldova 0.8 2023 39
133 SK Slovakia 0.8 2023 39
134 CL Chile 0.7 2024 36
135 LV Latvia 0.7 2023 36
136 PT Portugal 0.7 2023 36
137 AT Austria 0.6 2023 33
138 HR Croatia 0.6 2023 33
139 EE Estonia 0.6 2023 33
140 CN China 0.5 2022 30
141 GB United Kingdom 0.5 2021 30
142 UY Uruguay 0.5 2024 30
143 BT Bhutan 0.4 2022 26
144 DK Denmark 0.4 2023 26
145 PL Poland 0.4 2023 26
146 TR Türkiye 0.4 2023 26
147 AZ Azerbaijan 0.3 2005 22
148 CA Canada 0.3 2022 22
149 KZ Kazakhstan 0.3 2021 22
150 LC Saint Lucia 0.3 2015 22
151 FI Finland 0.2 2023 15
152 NO Norway 0.2 2023 15
153 RU Russia 0.2 2023 15
154 KR South Korea 0.2 2021 15
155 CH Switzerland 0.2 2022 15
156 TH Thailand 0.2 2024 15
157 UA Ukraine 0.2 2020 15
158 BY Belarus 0.1 2020 7
159 BE Belgium 0.1 2023 7
160 FR France 0.1 2023 7
161 IS Iceland 0.1 2019 7
162 IE Ireland 0.1 2023 7
163 LU Luxembourg 0.1 2023 7
164 MY Malaysia 0.1 2021 7
165 NL Netherlands 0.1 2021 7
166 CY Cyprus 0 2023 1
167 CZ Czechia 0 2023 1
168 MV Maldives 0 2019 1
169 QA Qatar 0 2017 1
170 SI Slovenia 0 2023 1
171 AE United Arab Emirates 0 2018 1
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Maximum 92.5%
Median 7.1%
Minimum 0%
World 18.9%

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $3.65 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity. The World Bank keeps three international lines because one does not work for the whole world: extreme poverty at $2.15 has all but disappeared in middle-income countries, and they need a higher line. This one matches the typical national lines of lower-middle-income countries — that is, it answers how many are poor by the standards of countries like them, not how many are destitute.

Important: Measured from consumption or income in household surveys held once every few years, so the years are discontinuous. The line is set in 2017 PPP dollars, not in current ones.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of population
Observation period
1963–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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