Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Benin
Benin: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Benin is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Benin peaked at 18.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 33rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 0.9% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Benin
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3347 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.48 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2392 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.5 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Benin?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Benin was 0.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.