Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Benin
Benin: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) was 10.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Benin is 10.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Benin peaked at 20.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2021.
That places Benin 81st out of 130 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.9% | — |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +71.8% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 10.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Benin's 10.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.1% | 20.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
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More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Benin?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Benin was 10.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Benin ranks 81st out of 130 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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