Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 18.46 million people in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar, 1980–2012
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 18.46 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar peaked at 18.46 million people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.09 million people, in 1980.
That places Madagascar 7th out of 119 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.09 million people | — |
| 1993 | 9.19 million people | +124.6% |
| 1997 | 9.82 million people | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 10.05 million people | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 11.43 million people | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 13.48 million people | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 16.99 million people | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 18.46 million people | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.09 million people | 4.09 million people | 4.09 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.69 million people | 9.19 million people | 10.05 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.46 million people | 11.43 million people | 13.48 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.73 million people | 16.99 million people | 18.46 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- 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 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,426 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 -18.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.4% (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 Madagascar?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar was 18.46 million people in 2012, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.46 million people in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 million people in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Madagascar ranks 7th out of 119 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.