Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV) provides information on changes in the well-being of the population such as poverty, inequality, employment, living conditions, education, health and housing conditions, household consumption, etc. Please note that the EICV statistics should not be compared to those living under the international poverty line, however they may give a more representative view of poverty households in Rwanda.

For more information about the methodology used to calculate the percentage of people living under the international poverty line, please visit the World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has not been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

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Headline data

Proportion of population below the international poverty line
Year Value
2000 77.2
2005 68.3
2011 62.3
2014 56.8
2017 52.0

Source: World Bank

Geographical Area: Rwanda

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Rwanda statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Rwandan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Rwandan-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

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Indicator description

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Geographical coverage

Rwanda
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

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Calculations

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Other information

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Comments and limitations

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Data last updated

01/01/2021
Metadata last updated

01/01/2021

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by sex, age, employment status and geographic location (urban/rural)
Indicator number

1.1.1
Target name

By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
Target number

Not available for this indicator
Global indicator description

The indicator is defined as the proportion of the population living in households below the international poverty line where the average daily consumption (or income) per person is less than $1.9 a day measured at 2011 international prices adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP) .
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

World Bank (WB), International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 894kB) opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

World Bank
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2000
Geographical coverage

Rwanda
Link to data source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY?locations=RW opens in a new window
Release date

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Next release

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Statistical classification

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Contact details

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Other information

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