Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Niger
Niger: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 60.49 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
60.49
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
6th
of 120 countries
All-time high
88.91
in 1994
All-time low
59.01
in 2018
Years of data
8
1992–2021
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Niger, 1992–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Niger stood at 60.49.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Niger peaked at 88.91 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 59.01, in 2018.
That places Niger 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.47 | 88.04 | 88.91 | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.39 | 82.93 | 83.85 | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.72 | 59.01 | 68.84 | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.49 | 60.49 | 60.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 6.06 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 577.4 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 8.05 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.591 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.27 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2246 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2246 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2324 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.374 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Niger?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Niger was 60.49 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 88.91 in 1994.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.01 in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Niger ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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