Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Benin
Benin: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 3.72 million in 2021. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Benin stood at 3.72 million. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Benin peaked at 7.48 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.72 million, in 2021.
Benin ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.58 million | 5.58 million | 5.58 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.37 million | 4.67 million | 7.48 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.72 million | 3.72 million | 3.72 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.56 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,356 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.63 (2013)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.573 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.66 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2208 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2208 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2391 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3926 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Benin?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Benin was 3.72 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 million in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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