Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Madagascar
Madagascar: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 97.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
Madagascar recorded 97.8% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Madagascar peaked at 99.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.0% | 95.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 96.4% | 96.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
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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 $10 a day in Madagascar?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Madagascar was 97.8% 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 $10 a day recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.