# Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Congo

39.2168790102005% in 2011, the latest year published. Figures for 2 years from 2005 to 2011 are below.

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/extreme-poverty) · [All countries and regions](/extreme-poverty).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2011 | 39.2168790102005 |
| 2005 | 54.452913999557495 |

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