Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo

Togo: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
down 48.0%
World rank
16th
of 120 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 2011
All-time low
1.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2006–2021

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo, 2006–2021

0510152006201320212006: 11.4 %2011: 17.4 %2015: 14.3 %2018: 2 %2021: 1 %

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 Togo stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 48.0% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo peaked at 17.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.

That places Togo 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.4% 11.4% 11.4% 1
2010s 11.2% 2.0% 17.4% 3
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo was 1.0% 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 Togo?
The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
How does Togo rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
Togo ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Togo 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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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.