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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.7106 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.265 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0252 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.1143 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 136.06 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (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 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.