Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line as a share of rural population

39.7 (%) in 2011

Benin rural poverty rate was at level of 39.7 % in 2011, up from 38.4 % in 2009.

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Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.

Date Value Change, %
2011 39.7 3.39%
2009 38.4 6.37%
2007 36.1 -6.96%
2006 38.8