Zambia - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Zambia was 58.70 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.80 in 2010 and a minimum value of 43.60 in 1996.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 55.20 |
| 1993 | 56.20 |
| 1996 | 43.60 |
| 1998 | 43.80 |
| 2002 | 52.10 |
| 2004 | 58.40 |
| 2006 | 62.10 |
| 2010 | 65.80 |
| 2015 | 58.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Zambia was 75.40 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.80 in 2010 and a minimum value of 66.50 in 1996.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.10 |
| 1993 | 75.30 |
| 1996 | 66.50 |
| 1998 | 67.00 |
| 2002 | 78.10 |
| 2004 | 76.50 |
| 2006 | 78.90 |
| 2010 | 80.80 |
| 2015 | 75.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.70 |
| 2015 | 54.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Zambia was 88.10 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.90 in 2002 and a minimum value of 84.80 in 1996.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.10 |
| 1993 | 89.00 |
| 1996 | 84.80 |
| 1998 | 85.60 |
| 2002 | 92.90 |
| 2004 | 89.30 |
| 2006 | 90.40 |
| 2010 | 91.10 |
| 2015 | 88.10 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
