Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Eastern and Southern Africa (WB)
49.57956373691559% in 2026, the latest year published. Figures for 37 years from 1990 to 2026 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 · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 49.57956373691559 |
| 2025 | 50.452613830566406 |
| 2024 | 51.37012600898743 |
| 2023 | 51.632195711135864 |
| 2022 | 51.679301261901855 |
| 2021 | 52.3276686668396 |
| 2020 | 52.36343741416931 |
| 2019 | 50.75916051864624 |
| 2018 | 50.29061436653137 |
| 2017 | 49.820494651794434 |
| 2016 | 49.38327372074127 |
| 2015 | 48.85595440864563 |
| 2014 | 48.65764081478119 |
| 2013 | 48.95695149898529 |
| 2012 | 49.66081380844116 |
| 2011 | 50.675517320632935 |
| 2010 | 51.52997374534607 |
| 2009 | 53.26562523841858 |
| 2008 | 53.40955853462219 |
| 2007 | 54.2481005191803 |
| 2006 | 55.59791326522827 |
| 2005 | 56.700026988983154 |
| 2004 | 58.61760377883911 |
| 2003 | 62.133586406707764 |
| 2002 | 62.98663020133972 |
| 2001 | 62.13635206222534 |
| 2000 | 63.07833790779114 |
| 1999 | 63.77930045127869 |
| 1998 | 63.9621376991272 |
| 1997 | 63.47990036010742 |
| 1996 | 63.5664701461792 |
| 1995 | 64.30352926254272 |
| 1994 | 64.76094722747803 |
| 1993 | 64.85493183135986 |
| 1992 | 63.99860382080078 |
| 1991 | 62.83842325210571 |
| 1990 | 61.597055196762085 |