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.
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 | Value | 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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