Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Senegal
Senegal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 78.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 78.6% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Senegal peaked at 96.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2018.
That places Senegal 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 95.8% | — |
| 1994 | 96.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 78.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 78.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.3% | 95.8% | 96.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 93.4% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 78.2% | 92.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.6% | 78.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,192 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 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (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 Senegal?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Senegal was 78.6% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Senegal ranks 23rd 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 Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.