Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 4.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Cote d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 4.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 11.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2021.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.0% | — |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -52.6% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | +36.8% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -35.6% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -23.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 4.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.0%, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.4% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- 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 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Cote d'Ivoire was 4.2% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.