Extreme poverty rate in Madagascar
69.2% of people in Madagascar lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2021.
Madagascar, 2021
69.2%
Change from 2012
+1.9percentage points
World, 2021
11.3%
Position in 2021
2nd of 81
Extreme poverty rate in Madagascar over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2018 | – | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | – | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | 28.3% |
| 2004 | – | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 67.3% in 2012, a change of +1.9 percentage points.
- Since 1980, when it was 61.7%, the figure has changed by +7.5 percentage points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Madagascar has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 11.3%.
More for Madagascar
All statistics for Madagascar
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
75.2%
2021 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
41.8%
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Gini index
36.8 (0 to 100)
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Income share held by the richest 10%
29.6%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
83.9%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
96.6%
2021 · World Bank