Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Togo
Togo: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 13.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Togo recorded 13.2% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Togo peaked at 19.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2021.
Togo ranks 47th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.5% | — |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -16.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 13.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Togo's 13.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.8% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More infrastructure data for Togo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 80.8 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,576 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8258 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9146 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Togo?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Togo was 13.2% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Togo ranks 47th out of 130 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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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