Poverty & Inequality in Nepal 85 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of people living in extreme poverty 28.98 million people 2022 up 35.9% 35th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 723,708 people 2022 down 88.0% 44th Number of people living in extreme poverty 723,708 people 2022 down 88.0% 44th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 52.7% 2022 down 37.7% 38th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 3.2% 2022 up 13.0% 98th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 7.9% 2022 up 9.9% 98th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 15.6% 2022 up 4.3% 89th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.5% 2022 down 0.4% 30th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 9.1% 2022 down 79.5% 45th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 66.9% 2022 down 25.9% 35th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 723,708 people 2022 down 88.0% 44th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 145,271 people 2022 up 389.5% 81st Gini coefficient 0.3002 2022 down 8.6% 94th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 18.3% 2022 down 36.7% 19th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 4.26 million people 2022 up 363.7% 61st Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 1.4% 2022 down 90.8% 51st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.6% 2022 down 0.3% 28th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.4% 2022 down 90.8% 51st Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 424,602 people 2022 down 89.6% 43rd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 13.6% 2022 down 73.3% 39th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 48.7% 2022 down 41.3% 40th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.4% 2022 down 95.6% 76th ← Previous Page 2 of 2