Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Senegal
Senegal: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 78.59 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
78.59
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
96.83
in 1994
All-time low
78.19
in 2018
Years of data
7
1991–2021
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 78.59 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Senegal peaked at 96.83 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 78.19, in 2018.
That places Senegal 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 95.77 | — |
| 1994 | 96.83 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95.21 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 93.38 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 91.98 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.19 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 78.59 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.3 | 95.77 | 96.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.3 | 93.38 | 95.21 | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.08 | 78.19 | 91.98 | 2 |
| 2020s | 78.59 | 78.59 | 78.59 | 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 19.39 (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 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Senegal?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Senegal was 78.59 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.83 in 1994.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.19 in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 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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