Niger Poverty Rate 1992-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Niger poverty rate for 2021 was 96.30%, a 1.3% increase from 2018.
  • Niger poverty rate for 2018 was 95.00%, a 1.7% decline from 2014.
  • Niger poverty rate for 2014 was 96.70%, a 1% decline from 2011.
  • Niger poverty rate for 2011 was 97.70%, a 0.2% decline from 2007.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Niger 96.30%
Central African Republic 96.20%
Guinea-Bissau 89.10%
Burkina Faso 88.10%
Togo 86.80%
Mali 85.90%
Benin 81.40%
Senegal 75.60%
Niger Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 96.30% 1.30%
2018 95.00% -1.70%
2014 96.70% -1.00%
2011 97.70% -0.20%
2007 97.90% -0.20%
2005 98.10% -0.90%
1994 99.00% 0.00%
1992 99.00% 0.00%