Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Togo
Togo: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 80.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 80.9% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% 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 Togo peaked at 91.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2018.
That places Togo 18th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 91.8% | — |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 77.7% | 90.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 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 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (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 Togo?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Togo was 80.9% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2018.
- How does Togo rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Togo ranks 18th 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 Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.