Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Senegal
Senegal: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 17.89 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Senegal is 17.89, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Senegal peaked at 77.33 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.89, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.77 | 72.2 | 77.33 | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.73 | 53.57 | 63.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.22 | 19.15 | 53.29 | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.89 | 17.89 | 17.89 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.82 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,192 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 19.39 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.31 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1354 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1354 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1567 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3928 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Senegal?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Senegal was 17.89 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.33 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.89 in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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