Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 33.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Côte d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 33.0%.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 60.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1985.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 27th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20.6% | — |
| 1986 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | +33.5% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | +43.0% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 20.6% | 35.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 50.8% | 60.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 35.0% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Côte d'Ivoire
- 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 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Côte d'Ivoire was 33.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1985.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 27th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.