Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
41.8% Nigeria, 2022
Up 7.6 points from 34.2% in 2018.
Survey estimateIrregularSDG 1.1.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SI.POV.DDAY · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted 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.
- Type of figure
- Survey estimate. Estimated from a household survey, so it has a margin of error. Where the survey publishes one, the 95% confidence interval is shown.
- Updated
- Irregular
- SDG target
- 1.1.1
- Compiled from
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SI.POV.DDAY)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SI.POV.DDAY. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 41.8% |
| 2018 | 34.2% |
| 2015 | 35.8% |
| 2012 | 37.4% |
| 2010 | 38.5% |
| 2003 | 51.1% |
| 1996 | 60.9% |
| 1992 | 55.2% |
| 1985 | 51.1% |