Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Niger
Niger: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 4.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Niger, 1992–2021
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 Niger is 4.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Niger peaked at 15.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2021.
Niger ranks 113th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.1% | — |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +37.2% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -45.5% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +53.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 11.1% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.2% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- 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 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (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 Niger?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Niger was 4.9% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Niger ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.