Roughly 14 million people were poor in Tanzania as of 2018. Mostly, poor people lived in rural areas (11.3 million). Although the poverty rate has decreased in the same period, around one more million Tanzanians were considered poor in comparison to 2007, which is explained by rapid population growth in the country. According to the source, the individuals were defined as poor when their consumption was below the national poverty line, being therefore not able to meet their basic consumption needs. In 2018, the national basic needs poverty line was 49,320 Tanzanian shillings per adult per month.
Number of poor people in Tanzania from 2007 to 2018, by area of residence
(in millions)
According to the source, the figures are drawn from the results of the
Household Budget Surveys (HBS), conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics, for 2007, 2011/12, and 2017/18.
The source also adds that "the poor are defined as those whose
consumption is below the national poverty line and who therefore were not able to meet their basic consumption needs".
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World Bank. (December 8, 2019). Number of poor people in Tanzania from 2007 to 2018, by area of residence (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200560/number-of-poor-people-in-tanzania-by-area/
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World Bank. (2019). Number of poor people in Tanzania from 2007 to 2018, by area of residence (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200560/number-of-poor-people-in-tanzania-by-area/
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Number of poor people in Tanzania from 2007 to 2018, by area of residence (in millions) [Graph], World Bank, December 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200560/number-of-poor-people-in-tanzania-by-area/
