Poverty & Inequality in Ethiopia 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Ethiopia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty 38.6% 2021 up 3.3% 14th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 93.5% 2021 up 0.3% 8th Number of people living in extreme poverty 74.95 million people 2021 up 30.4% 18th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 47.19 million people 2021 up 37.3% 4th Number of people living in extreme poverty 47.19 million people 2021 up 37.3% 4th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 93.5% 2021 up 0.3% 8th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 38.6% 2021 up 3.3% 14th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 3.5% 2021 down 28.5% 93rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 8.9% 2021 down 5.0% 88th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 16.4% 2021 up 8.6% 84th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 100.0% 2021 up 0.1% 5th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 38.6% 2021 up 3.3% 14th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 63.7% 2021 down 1.0% 12th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 38.6% 2021 up 3.3% 14th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 96.3% 2021 up 0.5% 6th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 47.19 million people 2021 up 37.3% 4th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 17,246 people 2021 down 81.9% 107th Gini coefficient 0.3114 2021 down 6.1% 88th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 21.2% 2019 down 27.4% 13th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 38.6% 2021 up 3.3% 14th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 33.1% 2021 up 11.8% 9th Share of population living below national poverty lines 33.1% 2021 up 11.8% 9th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 2.34 million people 2015 up 220.7% 76th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 30.9% 2015 down 21.1% 12th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.9% 2015 down 0.0% 12th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 30.9% 2015 down 21.1% 12th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 32.13 million people 2015 up 7.3% 3rd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 69.1% 2015 down 13.8% 12th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 90.3% 2015 down 5.9% 12th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 27.0% 2015 down 22.0% 12th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 33.1% 2021 up 11.8% 8th ← Previous Page 2 of 2