Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Senegal
Senegal: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 67.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Senegal, 1991–2021
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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Senegal is 67.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Senegal peaked at 94.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2018.
Senegal ranks 28th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.8% | — |
| 1994 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 93.8% | 94.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 88.8% | 92.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 67.1% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 25 Bangladesh 69.5% compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 68.9% compare
- 27 Egypt 68.7% compare
- 29 Philippines 62.7% compare
- 30 Mauritania 59.6% compare
- 31 Botswana 59.1% compare
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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Senegal?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Senegal was 67.8% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Senegal ranks 28th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-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 $5.50 per day.