Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 6.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bangladesh is 6.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bangladesh peaked at 6.8% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1985.
Bangladesh ranks 115th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.8% | — |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -48.5% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | +54.3% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +9.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 6.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 6.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.9%, 86% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.5% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More infrastructure data for Bangladesh
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 284,748 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1641 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 284,748 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bangladesh was 6.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1983.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1985.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Bangladesh ranks 115th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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