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%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 95.3% | — |
| 1993 | 98.7% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 97.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.1%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 97.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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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.