Zambia: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2022 is 60 percent, an increase from 54.4 percent in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 23.91 percent, based on data from 52 countries. Historically, the average for Zambia from 2010 to 2022 is 57.13 percent. The minimum value, 54.4 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 60 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.