Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Senegal
Senegal: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 14.39 million in 2021. β Volatile
Latest (2021)
14.39 million
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
53rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
14.39 million
in 2021
All-time low
1.81 million
in 1991
Years of data
7
1991β2021
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Senegal, 1991β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Senegal stood at 14.39 million. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 135.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Senegal peaked at 14.39 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million, in 1991.
Senegal ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.12 million | 1.81 million | 2.42 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.52 million | 3.72 million | 5.31 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.57 million | 6.10 million | 13.04 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.39 million | 14.39 million | 14.39 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 50 Netherlands 17.52 million compare
- 51 Guatemala 16.37 million compare
- 52 Mali 14.55 million compare
- 54 Burkina Faso 12.94 million compare
- 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.16 million compare
- 56 Tunisia 11.99 million compare
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.82 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,192 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Senegal?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Senegal was 14.39 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.39 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million in 1991.
- How does Senegal rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).