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Poverty at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP, % of people)

81.4% of people▼ 0.20 pts vs 2019

Mozambique · Latest observation 2022 · no newer data published

Poverty at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP, % of people)

What is this?

Share of people living on less than the international extreme poverty line.

How to read it

  • Survey based, so years are far apart. The line was updated by the World Bank; older publications use $2.15.
  • Unit: % of people.

What does the data say?

Poverty at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP, % of people) (Mozambique) is 81.4 % of people (2022), 6.30 points lower than in 1996.

Over all 6 observations since 1996, the highest was 87.7 (1996) and the lowest 74.4 (2014).

The latest observation is from 2022; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Measures how many cannot meet basic needs.
  • Businesses: Limits mass-market spending.
  • Government: Targets social protection.
  • Investors: Market depth.
  • Mobile money: Social transfers are increasingly paid digitally.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SI.POV.DDAY)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
2022
Last updated
2026-10-17
Source published
2026-10-08
Frequency
Annual
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
Country:
707580859019962022High 87.7Low 74.4
Latest
81.4
Change
−6.30 pts
High
87.7 1996
Low
74.4 2014
Average
82.3

Poverty at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP, % of people) is 81.4 % of people (2022), 6.30 points lower than in 1996.

What is this?

Share of people living on less than the international extreme poverty line.

How to read it

Survey based, so years are far apart. The line was updated by the World Bank; older publications use $2.15.

Unit: % of people.

What does the data say?

Poverty at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP, % of people) (Mozambique) is 81.4 % of people (2022), 6.30 points lower than in 1996.

Over all 6 observations since 1996, the highest was 87.7 (1996) and the lowest 74.4 (2014).

The latest observation is from 2022; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Measures how many cannot meet basic needs.
  • Businesses: Limits mass-market spending.
  • Government: Targets social protection.
  • Investors: Market depth.
  • Mobile money: Social transfers are increasingly paid digitally.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

Countries — 2024

CountryLatestYear on year
Sub-Saharan Africa45.0 % of people−1.1%
World10.1 % of people−3.8%
Brazil3.0 % of people−21.1%
13 more with older observations
India2.62023
Portugal0.42023
Mozambique81.42022
Zambia71.72022
Kenya45.52022
South Africa17.42022
China0.02022
Malawi75.42019
Zimbabwe49.22019
Tanzania51.32018
Angola39.32018
Eswatini44.52016
Botswana21.42015

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Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SI.POV.DDAY)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
6 (1996 – 2022) for Mozambique; 16 country in total
Source published
2026-10-08
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
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