Namibia Poverty Rate 2003-2024

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.
  • Namibia poverty rate for 2015 was 57.30%, a 16% decline from 2009.
  • Namibia poverty rate for 2009 was 73.30%, a 4.7% decline from 2003.
  • Namibia poverty rate for 2003 was 78.00%, a 78% increase from .
  • Namibia poverty rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Botswana 63.50%
Namibia 57.30%
Tonga 47.90%
Armenia 46.70%
China 37.70%
Colombia 34.60%
Peru 32.70%
Dominican Republic 30.40%
North Macedonia 28.80%
Ecuador 28.80%
Romania 27.40%
Serbia 27.20%
Albania 25.40%
Brazil 25.30%
Iran 23.00%
Paraguay 22.60%
Montenegro 21.30%
Kazakhstan 17.20%
Costa Rica 14.80%
Thailand 14.60%
Bulgaria 14.10%
St. Lucia 8.40%
Malaysia 4.80%
Belarus 4.10%
Russia 3.40%
Namibia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2015 57.30% -16.00%
2009 73.30% -4.70%
2003 78.00% -4.70%