Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Madagascar
Madagascar: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 11.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Madagascar, 1980–2021
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 50% of the median in Madagascar is 11.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Madagascar peaked at 19.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2005.
That places Madagascar 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.2% | — |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -21.8% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -37.3% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.0% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Madagascar?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Madagascar was 11.1% 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 50% of the median recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Madagascar ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 50% 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 50% of the median.