Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Niger
41.2% of people in Niger lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Niger, 2021
41.2%
Change from 2018
+0.4percentage points
Position in 2021
8th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Niger 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 | Niger |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.2% |
| 2018 | 40.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 40.8% in 2018, a change of +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Niger has the 8th highest value.