Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Madagascar
Madagascar: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 20.93 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Madagascar, 1980–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Madagascar is 20.93 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Madagascar peaked at 20.93 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.56 million, in 1980.
Madagascar ranks 9th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.56 million | 5.56 million | 5.56 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.91 million | 11.07 million | 12.56 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.19 million | 9.79 million | 10.60 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.30 million | 14.48 million | 16.11 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.93 million | 20.93 million | 20.93 million | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.97 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,426 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.39 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.68 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1948 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1948 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2174 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4488 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 69.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Madagascar?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Madagascar was 20.93 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.93 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 million in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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