Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Togo
Togo: Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day was 34.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 34.7% for share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Togo peaked at 67.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2021.
Togo ranks 17th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 67.7% | — |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -42.8% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.7% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 35.3% | 65.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Togo?
- Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Togo was 34.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day?
- Togo ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day. 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 per day.