Society · Poverty headcount ($3.00 a day) · Mozambique
Mozambique’s poverty headcount ($3.00 a day) was 81.4% of population in 2022.
81.4% of population
2022Derived
Down 0.2 pp from 2019.
Stale — last updated 18 Oct 2026
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81.4% of population
What it is. This measure counts the share of people whose daily consumption falls below an international poverty line, with prices adjusted for purchasing power parity so that the line reflects what money buys locally. The World Bank builds it from household surveys and fills the years between surveys by interpolation or extrapolation, so recent values are modelled estimates. A headcount gives a person just under the line the same weight as one far below it, so the depth of each person's shortfall is outside what it records.
Lower is better. A lower share is better because it means fewer people are living on an income that barely covers food and other basics. The latest figure is 81.4% of population, for 2022. Since 1996 the series has ranged from a high of 87.7% of population in 1996 to a low of 74.4% of population in 2014. The 2022 figure sits close to the middle of that range, well below the starting level and above the 2014 low.
Why it matters. In Mozambique, a share of 81.4% of population means most households live below this line, so spending on food leaves little for schooling or health care. Firms selling to local customers face thin purchasing power, which limits how far domestic demand can grow. The state has a narrow tax base while a large majority of citizens depend on public services and on support after shocks such as poor harvests.
| Period | Poverty headcount ($3.00 a day) · Mozambique |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 87.7% of population |
| 2002 | 87.6% of population |
| 2008 | 81.1% of population |
| 2014 | 74.4% of population |
| 2019 | 81.6% of population |
| 2022 | 81.4% of population |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Poverty headcount ($3.00 a day), Mozambique, 2022; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 18 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/society/poverty-headcount/mozambique
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Share of the population living on less than $3.00 a day (2021 purchasing power parity). A World Bank modelled estimate from household surveys, interpolated or extrapolated between survey years; not an official national release.
Share of the population living on less than $3.00 a day (2021 purchasing power parity). Unit: % of population.
This is a World Bank modelled estimate. It is built from household surveys and interpolated or extrapolated between survey years. It is not an official national release, and every value carries the Derived label.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SI.POV.DDAY), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.