Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Senegal
Senegal: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 4.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Senegal is 4.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Senegal peaked at 17.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2018.
Senegal ranks 80th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.0% | — |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -67.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +64.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -48.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 5.6% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 77 Russian Federation 4.4% compare
- 78 Norway 4.4% compare
- 79 Benin 4.4% compare
- 81 Netherlands 4.2% compare
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 4.2% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 4.2% compare
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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Senegal?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Senegal was 4.3% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.