Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Niger
Niger: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 96.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Niger, 1992–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Niger stood at 96.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Niger peaked at 98.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2018.
Niger ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 98.9% | — |
| 1994 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +1.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 96.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Niger's 96.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.7% | 97.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Niger?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Niger was 96.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.