Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Senegal
Senegal: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 17.89 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
17.89
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
25th
of 120 countries
All-time high
77.33
in 1991
All-time low
17.89
in 2021
Years of data
7
1991–2021
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 17.89 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Senegal peaked at 77.33 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.89, in 2021.
That places Senegal 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Senegal?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Senegal was 17.89 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.33 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.89 in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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