Poverty & Inequality in Burkina Faso 92 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 33,367 people 2021 up 120.7% 102nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.6% 2021 down 0.2% 17th Share of population living in extreme poverty 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 90.4% 2021 down 5.8% 12th Number of people living in extreme poverty 12.94 million people 2021 up 151.0% 54th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 9.40 million people 2021 down 11.0% 19th Number of people living in extreme poverty 9.40 million people 2021 down 11.0% 19th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 90.4% 2021 down 5.8% 12th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 4.2% 2021 down 22.7% 83rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 10.5% 2021 down 10.0% 72nd Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 17.6% 2021 down 6.6% 70th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.9% 2021 down 0.1% 17th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 64.6% 2021 down 21.6% 10th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 93.6% 2021 down 3.8% 13th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 9.40 million people 2021 down 11.0% 19th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 33,367 people 2021 up 120.7% 102nd Gini coefficient 0.3739 2021 down 6.0% 40th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 16.9% 2021 down 32.7% 23rd Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 789,398 people 2021 up 218.6% 95th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 28.2% 2021 down 49.1% 14th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.8% 2021 down 0.1% 19th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 28.2% 2021 down 49.1% 14th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 6.34 million people 2021 down 26.9% 19th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 63.6% 2021 down 22.2% 14th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 86.8% 2021 down 7.9% 16th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 25.3% 2021 down 52.0% 15th ← Previous Page 2 of 2