Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Madagascar
Madagascar: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 17.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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
Madagascar recorded 17.6% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Madagascar peaked at 25.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 69th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.9% | — |
| 1993 | 21.8% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.8% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 18.1% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 66 Austria 17.7% compare
- 67 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.7% compare
- 68 Latvia 17.7% compare
- 70 Burkina Faso 17.6% compare
- 71 Thailand 17.5% compare
- 72 Russian Federation 17.4% compare
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 60% of the median in Madagascar?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Madagascar was 17.6% 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 60% of the median recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Madagascar ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 60% 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 60% of the median.