Nations with 2025 observations; employed people age 15+ below the US$3 PPP line, percent.
Working poverty rate among employed people age 15+ is compared across nations with observations for 2025. The rate is the share of employed people age 15 or older living in households below the US$3-a-day international poverty line on a purchasing-power-parity basis. Madagascar ranks first at 86.02%, ahead of DR Congo by 5.77 percentage points. Zambia records 66.03%, making the first value 1.30 times the last.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 86.02% | 2025 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 80.25% | 2025 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 79.61% | 2025 |
| 4 | Somalia | 78.2% | 2025 |
| 5 | Malawi | 73.06% | 2025 |
| 6 | Burundi | 71.78% | 2025 |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 69.68% | 2025 |
| 8 | Yemen | 66.53% | 2025 |
| 9 | Zambia | 66.03% | 2025 |
Source 1: ILOSTAT — Working poverty rate by sex and age
Publisher: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT)
Dataset/table: ILOSTAT Sustainable Development Goal indicators
Units: percent
Date checked: 2026-06-23
Evidence: Supports the 2025 nation-level working-poverty percentages used in this ranking.
The rate is the share of employed people age 15 or older living in households below the US$3-a-day international poverty line on a purchasing-power-parity basis. Nations can draw on different national or reviewed collection systems, so small differences should be interpreted cautiously.
The ranking uses ILOSTAT observations for working poverty rate among employed people age 15+ in 2025, covering both sexes and people age 15 or older. Regional summary groups are excluded and nations are ordered from highest to lowest. Equal values retain tied ranks. Compact labels are rounded consistently for readability.
All entries use the same ILOSTAT measure, 2025 period and measurement unit (percent). National collection systems vary by nation, so very small gaps are less comparable than larger differences.
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