Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Benin
Benin: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 3.72 million in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
3.72 million
Change on year
down 20.3%
World rank
28th
of 120 countries
All-time high
7.48 million
in 2015
All-time low
3.72 million
in 2021
Years of data
5
2003–2021
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.72 million for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Benin peaked at 7.48 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.72 million, in 2021.
Benin ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.58 million | — |
| 2011 | 6.97 million | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 7.48 million | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 4.67 million | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 3.72 million | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.58 million | 5.58 million | 5.58 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.37 million | 4.67 million | 7.48 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.72 million | 3.72 million | 3.72 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.56 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,356 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 20.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.63 (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.63 (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.573 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Benin?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Benin was 3.72 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 million in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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