Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Benin
Benin: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 50.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Benin, 2003–2021
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 $4.20 a day in Benin stood at 50.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Benin peaked at 84.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 18th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 58.5% | 83.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month 1.48 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3347 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.5 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2392 °C (2025)
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- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Benin?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Benin was 50.0% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.