Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Togo
Togo: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 34.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Togo stood at 34.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Togo peaked at 67.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2021.
That places Togo 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 67.7% | — |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -42.8% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -1.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 34.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 3.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Togo's 34.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.7% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 35.3% | 65.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 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 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Togo?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Togo was 34.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Togo ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.