Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Niger
Niger: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 15.07 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Niger, 1992–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 15.07 million for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Niger peaked at 15.07 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.97 million, in 1992.
That places Niger 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.22 million | 7.97 million | 8.46 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.98 million | 11.53 million | 12.42 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.25 million | 11.59 million | 13.35 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.07 million | 15.07 million | 15.07 million | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 6.06 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 577.4 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 8.05 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.591 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.27 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2246 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2246 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2324 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.374 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Niger?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Niger was 15.07 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15.07 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 million in 1992.
- How does Niger rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Niger ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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