Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Senegal
Senegal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 37.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Senegal stood at 37.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Senegal peaked at 86.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 24th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 85.7% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 71.3% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 38.5% | 71.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.3% | 37.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 41.6% compare
- 22 Cameroon 41.3% compare
- 23 Gambia 40.2% compare
- 25 Botswana 35.8% compare
- 26 South Africa 30.2% compare
- 27 Philippines 29.3% compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.7106 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0252 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.265 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.1143 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.05 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 136.06 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 577.89 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Senegal?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Senegal was 37.3% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Senegal ranks 24th 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 Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. 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 $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.