Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Madagascar
Madagascar: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 7.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Madagascar, 1980–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Madagascar stood at 7.9%.
The figure is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Madagascar peaked at 25.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2005.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 22.4% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.1% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7356 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1142 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0487 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8079 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3162 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 280.82 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Madagascar?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Madagascar was 7.9% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.