Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 21.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 21.9% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Zambia peaked at 34.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2002.
That places Zambia 4th out of 130 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.6% | — |
| 1993 | 25.7% | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -36.2% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -11.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 21.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 21.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 20.0% | 34.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 13.2% | 22.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.5% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Zambia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Zambia was 21.9% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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