Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Bangladesh · 1983–2022 · Source: 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)
Latest (2022)20.5% of population
Earliest (1983)77.3
Change since 1983−56.8
Source: 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), via World Bank WDI (SI.POV.LMIC)
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $4.20 a day at 2021 international prices.
Source
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), via World Bank WDI (SI.POV.LMIC)
Data updated
October 24, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1983–2022 (10 data points)
Unit
% of population
World Bank code
SI.POV.LMIC
Licence
CC BY 4.0
How to cite this data
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), via World Bank WDI (SI.POV.LMIC). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-poverty-lmic (data updated October 24, 2026).