Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Niger
Niger: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 12.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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 60% of the median in Niger is 12.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Niger peaked at 22.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2011.
That places Niger 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18.6% | — |
| 1994 | 22.8% | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +45.5% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 18.6% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 14.1% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.6% | 16.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 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 60% of the median in Niger?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Niger was 12.6% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Niger ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 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.