Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Nepal
Nepal: Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household was 14.3% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
14.3%
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
8th
of 29 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 2014
All-time low
12.8%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2003–2016
Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Nepal, 2003–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Nepal is 14.3%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Nepal peaked at 17.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2013.
Nepal ranks 8th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.8% | — |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +35.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 17.4% | 4 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0479 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Nepal?
- Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household in Nepal was 14.3% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household?
- Nepal ranks 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
- Is population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal 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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