Poverty and living standards in Dakar Region, Senegal: official figures

9.3% of people in Dakar lived below the national poverty line in 2021/22, the lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 37.5%).

Population below the national poverty line

9.3%

2021-22

How deep is poverty in Dakar?

The poverty gap in Dakar was 1.1 and the poverty severity index 0.3 in 2021/22, measures of how far below the poverty line poor households fall; the gap is the shallowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 10.2 and 4.0).

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How much of Senegal's poverty is in Dakar?

Dakar held 22.8% of Senegal's population in the 2021/22 living-conditions survey but accounted for 5.7% of its poor, 4th smallest share of 14 regions.

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How unequal is Dakar?

The Gini index of consumption inequality in Dakar was 0.328 in 2021/22 (0 means everyone consumes the same), 2nd most unequal of 14 regions (Senegal: 0.334).

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How many people in Dakar go hungry?

21.2% of people in Dakar faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2021/22, the lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 29.9%).

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Do homes in Dakar have proper toilets?

89.9% of households in Dakar had a flush toilet in 2021/22 and 0.1% used a rudimentary pit or open hole, the flush-toilet share being the highest of 14 regions.

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How Dakar Region compares with other regions

Population below the national poverty line (2021-22)

Dakar Region ranks 14 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Population below the national poverty line
8	Louga Region	47.0%
9	Fatick Region	46.5%
10	Matam Region	44.7%
11	Diourbel Region	37.4%
12	Saint-Louis Region	37.3%
13	Thiès Region	29.9%
14	Dakar Region	9.3%

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Moderate or severe food insecurity (2021-22)

Dakar Region ranks 14 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Moderate or severe food insecurity
8	Louga Region	37.8%
9	Kaolack Region	27.8%
10	Diourbel Region	27.0%
11	Ziguinchor Region	26.6%
12	Thiès Region	22.9%
13	Fatick Region	22.1%
14	Dakar Region	21.2%

Source: Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) · saved copy

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Sources

Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD): Harmonised Survey on Household Living Conditions (EHCVM II) 2021/2022, final report: Table III-2 (poverty by region), Table VII-11 (toilets) and section VIII.1 (food insecurity), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 783631557317…)

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