Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Sub-Saharan Africa (WB)
43.26183795928955% in 2026, the latest year published. Figures for 37 years from 1990 to 2026 are below.
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 43.26183795928955 |
| 2025 | 44.13090944290161 |
| 2024 | 44.97349560260773 |
| 2023 | 45.5336332321167 |
| 2022 | 45.61617374420166 |
| 2021 | 46.15546762943268 |
| 2020 | 45.98942697048187 |
| 2019 | 43.87303590774536 |
| 2018 | 44.134995341300964 |
| 2017 | 44.596296548843384 |
| 2016 | 45.13600766658783 |
| 2015 | 45.367634296417236 |
| 2014 | 45.3067421913147 |
| 2013 | 46.138569712638855 |
| 2012 | 47.163644433021545 |
| 2011 | 48.410990834236145 |
| 2010 | 49.402403831481934 |
| 2009 | 51.39480233192444 |
| 2008 | 51.86541676521301 |
| 2007 | 53.10760736465454 |
| 2006 | 54.27336096763611 |
| 2005 | 55.35099506378174 |
| 2004 | 56.894081830978394 |
| 2003 | 59.85421538352966 |
| 2002 | 60.84868311882019 |
| 2001 | 61.24559044837952 |
| 2000 | 62.43366003036499 |
| 1999 | 63.11529874801636 |
| 1998 | 63.42548727989197 |
| 1997 | 63.474851846694946 |
| 1996 | 63.85735869407654 |
| 1995 | 64.44746851921082 |
| 1994 | 64.60856795310974 |
| 1993 | 64.54741358757019 |
| 1992 | 63.84671330451965 |
| 1991 | 62.759023904800415 |
| 1990 | 61.501967906951904 |