South Africa · Extreme poverty (international line)
Share of the population living on less than $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), the World Bank's international extreme-poverty line. Published for emerging countries only: it is close to zero in rich countries.· Surveys are not yearly: gaps between points
17.4%
2022
−10.5 ptsvs 2014
min 17.4 2022max 47.9 2000
%
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Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform (via the WDI)· Data 2022
Under $3.00 a day (2021 PPP)Surveys are not yearly: gaps between pointsUpd. 10/2026Y-axis truncated
Highest of 9 countries · 17.4 % · World Bank 2022 — Rank on the harmonised series (World Bank), the same for every country: its value may differ from the national figure shown above.
