Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household was 9.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Ethiopia, 1999–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Ethiopia is 9.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Ethiopia peaked at 9.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 17th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.5% | — |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Ethiopia?
- Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Ethiopia was 9.5% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
- Is population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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