Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 11.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Senegal is 11.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Senegal peaked at 23.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2018.
That places Senegal 66th out of 123 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.4% | — |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -43.2% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 11.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 11.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 13.3% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,192 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 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Senegal?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Senegal was 11.2% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Senegal ranks 66th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.