Zambia Poverty Rate 1991-2023
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Zambia poverty rate for 2015 was 90.70%, a 2.3% decline from 2010.
- Zambia poverty rate for 2010 was 93.00%, a 0.4% increase from 2006.
- Zambia poverty rate for 2006 was 92.60%, a 0.7% increase from 2004.
- Zambia poverty rate for 2004 was 91.90%, a 3.1% decline from 2002.
Zambia Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
2015 |
90.70% |
-2.30% |
2010 |
93.00% |
0.40% |
2006 |
92.60% |
0.70% |
2004 |
91.90% |
-3.10% |
2002 |
95.00% |
5.70% |
1998 |
89.30% |
0.50% |
1996 |
88.80% |
-3.00% |
1993 |
91.80% |
3.20% |
1991 |
88.60% |
3.20% |