Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 91.5% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar, 1980–2012
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar is 91.5%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% 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 Madagascar peaked at 91.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 1980.
That places Madagascar 1st out of 119 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 71.1% | — |
| 1993 | 88.6% | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 87.2% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 86.2% | 88.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.6% | 89.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 91.2% | 91.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,426 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 -18.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.4% (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 Madagascar?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Madagascar was 91.5% in 2012, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Madagascar ranks 1st out of 119 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.