Number of poor at $5.5 a day based on purchasing-power-parity

133.0 (million persons) in 2016

In 2016, number of poor at $5.5 a day for Bangladesh was 133 million persons. Number of poor at $5.5 a day of Bangladesh increased from 94.5 million persons in 1988 to 133 million persons in 2016 growing at an average annual rate of 5.89%.

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Number of people living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government

Date Value Change, %
2016 133.0 2.94%
2010 129.2 4.19%
2005 124.0 6.16%
2000 116.8 7.25%
1995 108.9 4.11%
1991 104.6 10.69%
1988 94.5 6.06%
1985 89.1 3.73%
1983 85.9