Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Western and Central Africa (WB)
33.902496099472046% 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 | 33.902496099472046 |
| 2025 | 34.79119837284088 |
| 2024 | 35.54240167140961 |
| 2023 | 36.54869496822357 |
| 2022 | 36.69530153274536 |
| 2021 | 37.09774315357208 |
| 2020 | 36.66221499443054 |
| 2019 | 33.82766842842102 |
| 2018 | 35.18052697181702 |
| 2017 | 37.01198399066925 |
| 2016 | 38.970947265625 |
| 2015 | 40.30258059501648 |
| 2014 | 40.44110178947449 |
| 2013 | 42.04509258270264 |
| 2012 | 43.53732466697693 |
| 2011 | 45.119619369506836 |
| 2010 | 46.305808424949646 |
| 2009 | 48.67046773433685 |
| 2008 | 49.61555600166321 |
| 2007 | 51.444172859191895 |
| 2006 | 52.3389458656311 |
| 2005 | 53.377747535705566 |
| 2004 | 54.368507862091064 |
| 2003 | 56.507861614227295 |
| 2002 | 57.70381689071655 |
| 2001 | 59.93263125419617 |
| 2000 | 61.481404304504395 |
| 1999 | 62.132978439331055 |
| 1998 | 62.63070106506348 |
| 1997 | 63.46736550331116 |
| 1996 | 64.28956985473633 |
| 1995 | 64.66150283813477 |
| 1994 | 64.3816888332367 |
| 1993 | 64.08958435058594 |
| 1992 | 63.62072825431824 |
| 1991 | 62.640780210494995 |
| 1990 | 61.36051416397095 |