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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.2% | — |
| 1994 | 85.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -3.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 37.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 37.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1%, 60% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- 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 $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.