Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Niger
Niger: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Niger, 1992–2021
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 Niger stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 57.6% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Niger peaked at 38.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
Niger ranks 17th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.8% | — |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -48.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -82.4% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +57.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -57.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 23.8% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 14.6% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Niger?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Niger was 0.9% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Niger ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.