Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia
Gambia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 362,504 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 362,504 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia peaked at 960,559 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 234,054 people, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 47th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 960,559 people | — |
| 2003 | 728,843 people | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 492,398 people | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 234,054 people | -52.5% |
| 2020 | 362,504 people | +54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 960,559 people | 960,559 people | 960,559 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 728,843 people | 728,843 people | 728,843 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 363,226 people | 234,054 people | 492,398 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 362,504 people | 362,504 people | 362,504 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 388,054 people compare
- 45 Türkiye 372,659 people compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 363,028 people compare
- 48 Tajikistan 351,253 people compare
- 49 Botswana 339,887 people compare
- 50 Romania 326,539 people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 kg per hectare (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 -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia was 362,504 people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 960,559 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,054 people in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Gambia ranks 47th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.