Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Senegal
37.5% of people in Senegal lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Senegal, 2021
37.5%
Change from 2018
−0.3percentage points
Position in 2021
13th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Senegal over time
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Senegal
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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 | Senegal |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 37.5% |
| 2018 | 37.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 37.8% in 2018, a change of −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Senegal has the 13th highest value.