Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Niger
Niger: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 96.06 in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
96.06
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
98.95
in 1994
All-time low
94.73
in 2018
Years of data
8
1992β2021
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Niger, 1992β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Niger stood at 96.06.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Niger peaked at 98.95 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 94.73, in 2018.
Niger ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.94 | 98.94 | 98.95 | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.95 | 97.84 | 98.06 | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.19 | 94.73 | 97.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.06 | 96.06 | 96.06 | 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.591 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Niger?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Niger was 96.06 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 98.95 in 1994.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.73 in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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