Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Senegal
Senegal: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 11.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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
Senegal recorded 11.2% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Senegal peaked at 23.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2018.
Senegal ranks 62nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.4% | — |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -43.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +8.0% |
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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Senegal?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Senegal was 11.2% 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 50% of the median recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Senegal ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 (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.