Bangladesh Poverty Rate 1983-2024

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.
  • Bangladesh poverty rate for 2022 was 74.10%, a 12.8% decline from 2016.
  • Bangladesh poverty rate for 2016 was 86.90%, a 2.5% decline from 2010.
  • Bangladesh poverty rate for 2010 was 89.40%, a 1.5% decline from 2005.
  • Bangladesh poverty rate for 2005 was 90.90%, a 2.1% decline from 2000.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Zambia 93.20%
Bangladesh 74.10%
Indonesia 62.60%
Kyrgyz Republic 60.10%
Georgia 47.70%
El Salvador 27.50%
Mongolia 22.10%
Vietnam 19.70%
Uzbekistan 17.30%
Bhutan 8.40%
Bangladesh Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2022 74.10% -12.80%
2016 86.90% -2.50%
2010 89.40% -1.50%
2005 90.90% -2.10%
2000 93.00% -0.70%
1995 93.70% -3.70%
1991 97.40% 0.40%
1988 97.00% 0.50%
1985 96.50% -1.30%
1983 97.80% -1.30%