Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Togo
Togo: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 13.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Togo, 2006–2021
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 50% of the median in Togo stood at 13.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Togo peaked at 19.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2021.
That places Togo 43rd 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.5% | — |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +46.2% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 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 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (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 Togo?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Togo was 13.2% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Togo ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.