Poverty & Inequality in Zambia 93 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 19,856 people 2022 up 3.4% 105th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.8% 2022 up 0.1% 12th Share of population living in extreme poverty 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 94.0% 2022 up 0.6% 6th Number of people living in extreme poverty 5.71 million people 2022 up 42.8% 86th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 14.44 million people 2022 up 44.9% 12th Number of people living in extreme poverty 14.44 million people 2022 up 44.9% 12th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 94.0% 2022 up 0.6% 6th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 14.6% 2022 up 15.8% 5th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 21.9% 2022 up 12.2% 4th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 28.8% 2022 up 8.3% 4th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.9% 2022 up 0.0% 12th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 81.4% 2022 up 0.0% 5th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 96.0% 2022 up 0.9% 9th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 14.44 million people 2022 up 44.9% 12th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 19,856 people 2022 up 3.4% 105th Gini coefficient 0.5148 2022 down 1.0% 4th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 11.8% 2018 down 20.8% 40th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 540,854 people 2022 up 11.0% 100th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 61.6% 2022 up 0.3% 5th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.9% 2022 up 0.0% 13th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 61.6% 2022 up 0.3% 5th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 12.32 million people 2022 up 45.5% 10th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 78.7% 2022 up 0.1% 6th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 90.8% 2022 up 0.5% 11th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 64.3% 2022 down 0.1% 4th Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 57.5% 2015 up 1.4% 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 2