Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mali
Mali: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 59.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mali, 1994–2021
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 Mali stood at 59.5%.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mali peaked at 93.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2018.
Mali ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 79.3% | 81.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Mali
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9068 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.636 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.268 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.234 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 135.34 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 $4.20 a day in Mali?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mali was 59.5% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Mali ranks 15th 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 Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.