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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) data

Unweighted average of the 9 countries reporting in 2022

46%

+166% on 2012. Country values run from 3.9 to 65 %. An average of country values, not a regional total.

Countries covered
52
Years
2000–2024
Observations
128
Source
World Bank WDI

Countries

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Years

2000 – 2024 · 25 years

Annual values by country, 2000 to 2024

World Bank WDI · % · hover or use the arrow keys to read a year

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  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Uganda

3 countries · 25 years · 128 values in the snapshot

Data tablevalues in %

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) by country, 2000 to 2024
Country2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Kenya KE—————46.8—————————36.1————42.938.639.8——
Malawi MW————52.4—————50.7—————51.5——50.7————47.3
Uganda UG——38.8——31.1———24.5——19.7———21.4——20.3———16.1—

Source and notes

Indicator code
SI.POV.NAHC
Unit
%
Licence
CC BY 4.0

Values as published by World Bank WDI: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Coverage is the countries and years held in this snapshot, not the full extent of the series at source. Check at data.worldbank.org.