Extreme poverty rate in Senegal
17.9% of people in Senegal lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Senegal, 2021
17.9%
Change from 2018
−1.2percentage points
World, 2021
11.3%
Position in 2021
14th of 81
Extreme poverty rate in Senegal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | – | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | – | 17.8% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | 19.1% |
| 2010 | – | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | 28.3% |
| 2004 | – | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 19.1% in 2018, a change of −1.2 percentage points.
- Since 1991, when it was 77.3%, the figure has changed by −59.4 percentage points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Senegal has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 11.3%.
More for Senegal
All statistics for Senegal
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
37.5%
2021 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
5.3%
2024 · World Bank
Gini index
36.2 (0 to 100)
2021 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
28.8%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
37.3%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
78.6%
2021 · World Bank