Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Senegal
Senegal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 86.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Senegal, 1991–2021
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 $10 a day in Senegal stood at 86.0%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Senegal peaked at 97.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2018.
That places Senegal 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 97.0% | — |
| 1994 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +1.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 86.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 86.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.0%, 92% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.5% | 97.0% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 95.8% | 96.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 84.6% | 94.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 21 Ghana 90.1% compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 87.0% compare
- 23 Gambia 86.4% compare
- 25 Guinea 85.9% compare
- 26 Philippines 82.2% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 81.6% compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Senegal?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Senegal was 86.0% 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 $10 a day recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.