GITNUXREPORT 2026

Poverty Statistics

Global extreme poverty has greatly declined yet remains severe, with climate and conflict threatening progress.

Written by Aisha Okonkwo·Edited by Daniel Varga·Fact-checked by Rebecca Hargrove

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified Feb 13, 2026·Next review: Aug 2026

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In 2022, Nigeria had 87 million people in poverty, the highest nationally, representing 40% of its population living below the national poverty line

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Sub-Saharan Africa's extreme poverty rate was 35% in 2022, with 436 million people affected at $2.15/day line

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In South Africa, 55.5% of the population lived below the upper-bound poverty line of R1,558 per person per month in 2023

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Ethiopia's poverty rate decreased from 44.4% in 2000 to 23.5% in 2020, but drought risks 10 million more into poverty

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In Kenya, 34% of the population was multidimensionally poor in 2022, with 53% of rural households poor

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DR Congo had 74.4% poverty rate in 2023, with 67 million in extreme poverty, highest in absolute terms in Africa

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In Egypt, poverty rate rose to 29.7% in 2021 from 27.8% in 2019 due to COVID-19, affecting 30.6 million

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Madagascar's extreme poverty rate was 75.8% in 2022, with 20.5 million poor, worsened by cyclones and food crises

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In Ghana, poverty fell from 52.6% in 1992 to 23.4% in 2022, but urban poverty rose to 10.6%

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Mozambique's poverty rate was 63.5% in 2022 at national line, with 18.9 million poor amid insurgency

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In Tanzania, multidimensional poverty affected 24.6% in 2022, down from 28.5% in 2018

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Uganda's poverty rate was 20.3% in 2019/20, with 8.7 million poor, but inequality high at Gini 42.7

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In Sudan, conflict pushed poverty to 50.5% in 2023, affecting 25.6 million

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Zambia's poverty rate increased to 54.4% in 2022 from 50.8% in 2015 due to debt crisis

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In Rwanda, extreme poverty dropped to 13.5% in 2017 from 38.2% in 2006, via Vision 2020 programs

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Malawi's 71% of population lived below $2.15/day in 2022, with 13.5 million poor

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In Niger, 45.4% extreme poverty rate in 2021, affecting 10.6 million, highest child poverty at 80%

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Burkina Faso saw poverty rise to 40.1% in 2021 amid jihadist violence

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In Senegal, poverty rate was 37.5% in 2022 at national line, urban 28.8%, rural 47.3%

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Sierra Leone's poverty incidence was 53.3% in 2018/19, with multidimensional at 72.7%

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In Cote d'Ivoire, poverty fell to 37.5% in 2022 from 44% in 2015

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Somalia's poverty rate estimated at 73% in 2022, with 11.7 million multidimensionally poor

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In Cameroon, 23.4% lived below $2.15/day in 2020, but conflict areas higher at 40%

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Lesotho's poverty rate was 49.7% in 2022, with 1.1 million poor, Gini 44.9

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In Central African Republic, 71% extreme poverty in 2018, affecting 3.5 million

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Liberia's poverty rate stood at 50.9% in 2022, down slightly from 52.9% in 2016

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In 2022, India's extreme poverty rate was 2.3% at $2.15/day, but 16.4% at $3.65/day, affecting 228 million

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Bangladesh reduced poverty from 44.2% in 2000 to 14.8% in 2022 at national line, lifting 33 million out

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In Pakistan, 39.4% lived below national poverty line in 2022-23, up from 24.3% due to floods

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Indonesia's poverty rate was 9.36% in 2023, affecting 25.9 million, down from 11.1% in 2020

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Philippines had 18.1% poverty incidence in 2023, with 19.7 million poor families

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In Vietnam, extreme poverty fell to 1.52% in 2022 from 58% in 1993

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Nepal's poverty rate was 15.1% in 2022-23 at national line, multidimensional 17.4%

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In Afghanistan, 85% of population below poverty line in 2023 due to Taliban takeover and drought

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Myanmar's poverty rate surged to 49.7% in 2023 from 24.8% pre-coup, affecting 25 million

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In China, extreme poverty was eradicated by 2020, with rural poverty down to 0.6%

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Cambodia's poverty rate was 16.5% in 2022 at $2.15/day, down from 47.8% in 2007

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Laos PDR had 18.3% extreme poverty in 2022, with rural 22.1%

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In Sri Lanka, poverty jumped to 25% in 2022 amid economic crisis, from 11.3% in 2019

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Timor's poverty rate was 41.8% in 2022, affecting 530,000 people

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Mongolia's poverty rate fell to 27.8% in 2022 from 36.2% in 2016

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In Uzbekistan, poverty was 11% in 2022 at national line, down from 17.4%

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Tajikistan had 26.1% poverty rate in 2022, with remittances key at 25% GDP

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Kyrgyzstan's multidimensional poverty affected 20.3% in 2022

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In Bhutan, poverty declined to 8.2% in 2022 from 12.4% in 2017

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Maldives saw poverty rise to 13.2% in 2022 post-COVID

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In North Korea, estimated 60% in poverty in 2023 due to sanctions and isolation

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Iran's poverty rate hit 30% in 2023 amid inflation over 40%

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In Yemen, 77% lived in poverty in 2022, conflict-driven

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Syria's poverty rate was 82.5% in 2023, affecting 15.3 million

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In 2019, approximately 689 million people worldwide lived in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.90 per day (2011 PPP), representing about 9.2% of the global population

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The global extreme poverty rate fell from 36% in 1990 to 8.5% in 2022 when measured at $2.15 per day (2017 PPP), lifting over 1.2 billion people out of poverty

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Between 2015 and 2019, global poverty reduction slowed, with only 47 million people escaping extreme poverty annually, compared to 112 million per year from 2000-2015

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In 2023, an estimated 712 million people lived below the international poverty line of $2.15/day, with projections showing a slight decline to 7.3% by 2030 if trends continue

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Women and girls represent 61% of the world's extreme poor, with 386 million in extreme poverty in 2022, exacerbated by unpaid care work burdens

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The COVID-19 pandemic pushed an additional 97 million people into extreme poverty in 2020, increasing the global rate to 9.7% from 8.7% pre-pandemic

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Multidimensional poverty affects 1.3 billion people globally, with 644 million in South Asia alone, measuring deprivations in health, education, and living standards

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In 2022, 44% of the world's multidimensionally poor people lived in conflict-affected countries, up from 38% a decade ago

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Global poverty headcount at $6.85/day (upper-middle-income line) was 3.5 billion people or 44% of the population in 2019

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From 1990 to 2019, the global share of people living in poverty below $3.65/day fell from 47% to 23%

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Climate change could push 132 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, mainly through agricultural losses in low-income countries

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In 2021, 2.8 billion people globally could not afford a healthy diet, costing an average of $3.66 per person per day

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The global Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality linked to poverty persistence, stood at 38.1 in 2020

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By 2030, under current trends, 575 million people will remain in extreme poverty, 82% in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Digital divides exacerbate poverty, with 2.6 billion people unconnected to the internet in 2023, limiting access to jobs and services

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In 2022, 3.1 billion workers lived in poverty or near-poverty, with wages insufficient to lift families above $6.85/day threshold

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Global remittances to low- and middle-income countries reached $626 billion in 2022, reducing poverty by about 4.2 percentage points

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Food insecurity affected 735 million people in 2022, up 122 million from 2019, driven by poverty and conflicts

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In 2019, 77% of the extreme poor lived in rural areas, relying on agriculture which is vulnerable to shocks

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Learning poverty, inability to read by age 10, affects 70% of 10-year-olds in low-income countries, perpetuating intergenerational poverty

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In 2023, debt distress threatened 60% of low-income countries, constraining poverty reduction efforts

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Universal social protection coverage is only 45.2% globally, leaving billions vulnerable to poverty from shocks

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In 2022, 25% of global population lived below $3.65/day national poverty lines

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Gender poverty gap shows women 13% more likely to be poor than men in many regions

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By 2050, climate shocks could increase global poverty by 7.2% under high-emissions scenario

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Global youth (15-24) unemployment rate was 13.7% in 2022, fueling poverty among 73 million unemployed youth

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In 2021, 1.2 billion employed people worldwide lived in extreme or moderate poverty

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Access to electricity reached 91% globally in 2021, but 675 million without it remain in energy poverty

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Global stunting affects 149 million children under 5, linked to poverty and malnutrition

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In 2022, 47% of the world's poor lived in fragile and conflict states

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In 2022, Brazil's extreme poverty affected 9.5% or 20 million people below R$218/month line

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Mexico's poverty rate was 36.3% in 2022, with 46.8 million poor, multidimensional 43.9%

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Argentina's poverty reached 40.1% in first half 2023, affecting 18 million amid inflation

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Colombia had 33.2% poverty incidence in 2023, down from 39.3% in 2021

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Peru's poverty rate was 27.5% in 2023, rural 40.4%

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Chile's multidimensional poverty was 20.7% in 2022, income poverty 10.8%

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Venezuela's poverty estimated at 80% in 2023, hyperinflation legacy

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Guatemala had 55.9% poverty in 2022 at national line, indigenous 75%

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Bolivia's extreme poverty was 15.2% in 2022, total 36.3%

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Ecuador's poverty rate 25% in 2023, up from 22.5% due to migration

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Honduras 74.5% lived below $6.85/day in 2022

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El Salvador's poverty was 26.8% in 2022, urban 19.9%

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Nicaragua's poverty rate 24.9% in 2022, rural 42.5%

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Costa Rica's poverty fell to 20.5% in 2023 from 23.7%

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Panama had 22.8% poverty in 2023, indigenous areas 85%

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Paraguay's poverty was 24.5% in 2022, rural 32.3%

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Uruguay's poverty rate low at 9.1% in 2023, but inequality Gini 39.7

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Dominican Republic 23.3% poverty in 2022, urban 20.8%

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Haiti extreme poverty 58.5% in 2022, affecting 6 million amid gang violence

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In Jamaica, 19.3% below national poverty line in 2022

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Trinidad and Tobago poverty 20% in 2023, down from 25%

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In US, 11.5% of population or 37.9 million lived in poverty in 2022 per official measure

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In Canada, poverty rate was 6.4% in 2022 using Market Basket Measure, affecting 2.4 million

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UK poverty rate 22.4% in 2022/23, 14.4 million people, including 4.2 million children

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Germany's at-risk-of-poverty rate was 16.8% in 2022, affecting 14.2 million

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France had 14.6% at-risk-of-poverty in 2022, 9 million people

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Italy's poverty rate 9.4% absolute in 2022, 5.7 million poor

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Spain severe material deprivation 5.7% in 2022, poverty risk 20.2%

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In Poland, extreme poverty 4.2% in 2022, affecting 1.6 million

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Sweden's poverty risk low at 15.8% in 2022, but child poverty 12.1%

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Netherlands at-risk-of-poverty 16.5% in 2022

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In Australia, 11.4% poverty rate in 2022 using 50% median income

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Japan's relative poverty rate 15.7% in 2022, highest among elderly at 19.6%

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South Korea's poverty rate 15.3% in 2023, elderly 40.4%

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In Russia, 9.3% lived below subsistence minimum in 2023, 13.5 million

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Turkey's poverty rate 13.9% at national line in 2023

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Ireland child poverty 16.7% in 2022

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Belgium's at-risk-of-poverty 16.6% in 2022

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Austria poverty risk 13.3% in 2022

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Switzerland low poverty at 6.7% in 2022

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Norway's poverty rate 12.7% relative in 2022

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Denmark 12.5% at-risk-of-poverty in 2022

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Finland child poverty 11.4% in 2022

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Portugal's poverty rate 16.4% in 2022

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Greece severe deprivation 4.4% in 2022 post-crisis recovery

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While the global extreme poverty rate has plummeted from 36% in 1990 to under 10%, these hard-won gains mask a stark and fragile new reality: progress has slowed to a crawl, the pandemic pushed nearly 100 million people back into destitution, and by 2030, an estimated 575 million people—82% of whom will be in Sub-Saharan Africa—are still projected to remain trapped in extreme poverty, facing threats from climate change, conflict, and inequality.

Key Takeaways

In 2019, approximately 689 million people worldwide lived in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.90 per day (2011 PPP), representing about 9.2% of the global population
The global extreme poverty rate fell from 36% in 1990 to 8.5% in 2022 when measured at $2.15 per day (2017 PPP), lifting over 1.2 billion people out of poverty
Between 2015 and 2019, global poverty reduction slowed, with only 47 million people escaping extreme poverty annually, compared to 112 million per year from 2000-2015
In 2022, Nigeria had 87 million people in poverty, the highest nationally, representing 40% of its population living below the national poverty line
Sub-Saharan Africa's extreme poverty rate was 35% in 2022, with 436 million people affected at $2.15/day line
In South Africa, 55.5% of the population lived below the upper-bound poverty line of R1,558 per person per month in 2023
In 2022, India's extreme poverty rate was 2.3% at $2.15/day, but 16.4% at $3.65/day, affecting 228 million
Bangladesh reduced poverty from 44.2% in 2000 to 14.8% in 2022 at national line, lifting 33 million out
In Pakistan, 39.4% lived below national poverty line in 2022-23, up from 24.3% due to floods
In 2022, Brazil's extreme poverty affected 9.5% or 20 million people below R$218/month line
Mexico's poverty rate was 36.3% in 2022, with 46.8 million poor, multidimensional 43.9%
Argentina's poverty reached 40.1% in first half 2023, affecting 18 million amid inflation
In US, 11.5% of population or 37.9 million lived in poverty in 2022 per official measure
In Canada, poverty rate was 6.4% in 2022 using Market Basket Measure, affecting 2.4 million
UK poverty rate 22.4% in 2022/23, 14.4 million people, including 4.2 million children

Global extreme poverty has greatly declined yet remains severe, with climate and conflict threatening progress.

African Poverty Statistics

1In 2022, Nigeria had 87 million people in poverty, the highest nationally, representing 40% of its population living below the national poverty line

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2Sub-Saharan Africa's extreme poverty rate was 35% in 2022, with 436 million people affected at $2.15/day line

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3In South Africa, 55.5% of the population lived below the upper-bound poverty line of R1,558 per person per month in 2023

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4Ethiopia's poverty rate decreased from 44.4% in 2000 to 23.5% in 2020, but drought risks 10 million more into poverty

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5In Kenya, 34% of the population was multidimensionally poor in 2022, with 53% of rural households poor

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6DR Congo had 74.4% poverty rate in 2023, with 67 million in extreme poverty, highest in absolute terms in Africa

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7In Egypt, poverty rate rose to 29.7% in 2021 from 27.8% in 2019 due to COVID-19, affecting 30.6 million

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8Madagascar's extreme poverty rate was 75.8% in 2022, with 20.5 million poor, worsened by cyclones and food crises

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9In Ghana, poverty fell from 52.6% in 1992 to 23.4% in 2022, but urban poverty rose to 10.6%

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10Mozambique's poverty rate was 63.5% in 2022 at national line, with 18.9 million poor amid insurgency

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11In Tanzania, multidimensional poverty affected 24.6% in 2022, down from 28.5% in 2018

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12Uganda's poverty rate was 20.3% in 2019/20, with 8.7 million poor, but inequality high at Gini 42.7

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13In Sudan, conflict pushed poverty to 50.5% in 2023, affecting 25.6 million

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14Zambia's poverty rate increased to 54.4% in 2022 from 50.8% in 2015 due to debt crisis

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15In Rwanda, extreme poverty dropped to 13.5% in 2017 from 38.2% in 2006, via Vision 2020 programs

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16Malawi's 71% of population lived below $2.15/day in 2022, with 13.5 million poor

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17In Niger, 45.4% extreme poverty rate in 2021, affecting 10.6 million, highest child poverty at 80%

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18Burkina Faso saw poverty rise to 40.1% in 2021 amid jihadist violence

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19In Senegal, poverty rate was 37.5% in 2022 at national line, urban 28.8%, rural 47.3%

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20Sierra Leone's poverty incidence was 53.3% in 2018/19, with multidimensional at 72.7%

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21In Cote d'Ivoire, poverty fell to 37.5% in 2022 from 44% in 2015

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22Somalia's poverty rate estimated at 73% in 2022, with 11.7 million multidimensionally poor

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23In Cameroon, 23.4% lived below $2.15/day in 2020, but conflict areas higher at 40%

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24Lesotho's poverty rate was 49.7% in 2022, with 1.1 million poor, Gini 44.9

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25In Central African Republic, 71% extreme poverty in 2018, affecting 3.5 million

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26Liberia's poverty rate stood at 50.9% in 2022, down slightly from 52.9% in 2016

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African Poverty Statistics Interpretation

This continent is a stark portrait of contradictions, where nations like Ethiopia and Rwanda are painstakingly erasing their poverty lines even as conflicts in Sudan and droughts in Madagascar ink them back in with a devastating immediacy.

Asian Poverty Statistics

1In 2022, India's extreme poverty rate was 2.3% at $2.15/day, but 16.4% at $3.65/day, affecting 228 million

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2Bangladesh reduced poverty from 44.2% in 2000 to 14.8% in 2022 at national line, lifting 33 million out

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3In Pakistan, 39.4% lived below national poverty line in 2022-23, up from 24.3% due to floods

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4Indonesia's poverty rate was 9.36% in 2023, affecting 25.9 million, down from 11.1% in 2020

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5Philippines had 18.1% poverty incidence in 2023, with 19.7 million poor families

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6In Vietnam, extreme poverty fell to 1.52% in 2022 from 58% in 1993

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7Nepal's poverty rate was 15.1% in 2022-23 at national line, multidimensional 17.4%

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8In Afghanistan, 85% of population below poverty line in 2023 due to Taliban takeover and drought

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9Myanmar's poverty rate surged to 49.7% in 2023 from 24.8% pre-coup, affecting 25 million

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10In China, extreme poverty was eradicated by 2020, with rural poverty down to 0.6%

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11Cambodia's poverty rate was 16.5% in 2022 at $2.15/day, down from 47.8% in 2007

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12Laos PDR had 18.3% extreme poverty in 2022, with rural 22.1%

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13In Sri Lanka, poverty jumped to 25% in 2022 amid economic crisis, from 11.3% in 2019

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14Timor's poverty rate was 41.8% in 2022, affecting 530,000 people

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15Mongolia's poverty rate fell to 27.8% in 2022 from 36.2% in 2016

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16In Uzbekistan, poverty was 11% in 2022 at national line, down from 17.4%

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17Tajikistan had 26.1% poverty rate in 2022, with remittances key at 25% GDP

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18Kyrgyzstan's multidimensional poverty affected 20.3% in 2022

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19In Bhutan, poverty declined to 8.2% in 2022 from 12.4% in 2017

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20Maldives saw poverty rise to 13.2% in 2022 post-COVID

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21In North Korea, estimated 60% in poverty in 2023 due to sanctions and isolation

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22Iran's poverty rate hit 30% in 2023 amid inflation over 40%

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23In Yemen, 77% lived in poverty in 2022, conflict-driven

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24Syria's poverty rate was 82.5% in 2023, affecting 15.3 million

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Asian Poverty Statistics Interpretation

The data paints a grim map where progress is often a fragile triumph, with millions in South Asia climbing out of poverty only to be perilously close to falling back in, while West Asia shows how swiftly conflict and crisis can plunge entire nations into devastating deprivation.

Global Poverty Statistics

1In 2019, approximately 689 million people worldwide lived in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.90 per day (2011 PPP), representing about 9.2% of the global population

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2The global extreme poverty rate fell from 36% in 1990 to 8.5% in 2022 when measured at $2.15 per day (2017 PPP), lifting over 1.2 billion people out of poverty

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3Between 2015 and 2019, global poverty reduction slowed, with only 47 million people escaping extreme poverty annually, compared to 112 million per year from 2000-2015

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4In 2023, an estimated 712 million people lived below the international poverty line of $2.15/day, with projections showing a slight decline to 7.3% by 2030 if trends continue

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5Women and girls represent 61% of the world's extreme poor, with 386 million in extreme poverty in 2022, exacerbated by unpaid care work burdens

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6The COVID-19 pandemic pushed an additional 97 million people into extreme poverty in 2020, increasing the global rate to 9.7% from 8.7% pre-pandemic

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7Multidimensional poverty affects 1.3 billion people globally, with 644 million in South Asia alone, measuring deprivations in health, education, and living standards

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8In 2022, 44% of the world's multidimensionally poor people lived in conflict-affected countries, up from 38% a decade ago

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9Global poverty headcount at $6.85/day (upper-middle-income line) was 3.5 billion people or 44% of the population in 2019

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10From 1990 to 2019, the global share of people living in poverty below $3.65/day fell from 47% to 23%

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11Climate change could push 132 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, mainly through agricultural losses in low-income countries

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12In 2021, 2.8 billion people globally could not afford a healthy diet, costing an average of $3.66 per person per day

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13The global Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality linked to poverty persistence, stood at 38.1 in 2020

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14By 2030, under current trends, 575 million people will remain in extreme poverty, 82% in Sub-Saharan Africa

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15Digital divides exacerbate poverty, with 2.6 billion people unconnected to the internet in 2023, limiting access to jobs and services

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16In 2022, 3.1 billion workers lived in poverty or near-poverty, with wages insufficient to lift families above $6.85/day threshold

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17Global remittances to low- and middle-income countries reached $626 billion in 2022, reducing poverty by about 4.2 percentage points

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18Food insecurity affected 735 million people in 2022, up 122 million from 2019, driven by poverty and conflicts

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19In 2019, 77% of the extreme poor lived in rural areas, relying on agriculture which is vulnerable to shocks

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20Learning poverty, inability to read by age 10, affects 70% of 10-year-olds in low-income countries, perpetuating intergenerational poverty

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21In 2023, debt distress threatened 60% of low-income countries, constraining poverty reduction efforts

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22Universal social protection coverage is only 45.2% globally, leaving billions vulnerable to poverty from shocks

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23In 2022, 25% of global population lived below $3.65/day national poverty lines

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24Gender poverty gap shows women 13% more likely to be poor than men in many regions

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25By 2050, climate shocks could increase global poverty by 7.2% under high-emissions scenario

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26Global youth (15-24) unemployment rate was 13.7% in 2022, fueling poverty among 73 million unemployed youth

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27In 2021, 1.2 billion employed people worldwide lived in extreme or moderate poverty

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28Access to electricity reached 91% globally in 2021, but 675 million without it remain in energy poverty

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29Global stunting affects 149 million children under 5, linked to poverty and malnutrition

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30In 2022, 47% of the world's poor lived in fragile and conflict states

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Global Poverty Statistics Interpretation

Despite remarkable progress in lifting over a billion souls from the absolute depths of desperation, we now face a sluggish, stubborn, and deeply unfair poverty landscape where progress is being throttled by pandemics, conflict, climate change, and the persistent, heavy boot of gender inequality, threatening to leave half a billion people—most in Africa—stranded in destitution by 2030.

Latin American Poverty Statistics

1In 2022, Brazil's extreme poverty affected 9.5% or 20 million people below R$218/month line

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2Mexico's poverty rate was 36.3% in 2022, with 46.8 million poor, multidimensional 43.9%

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3Argentina's poverty reached 40.1% in first half 2023, affecting 18 million amid inflation

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4Colombia had 33.2% poverty incidence in 2023, down from 39.3% in 2021

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5Peru's poverty rate was 27.5% in 2023, rural 40.4%

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6Chile's multidimensional poverty was 20.7% in 2022, income poverty 10.8%

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7Venezuela's poverty estimated at 80% in 2023, hyperinflation legacy

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8Guatemala had 55.9% poverty in 2022 at national line, indigenous 75%

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9Bolivia's extreme poverty was 15.2% in 2022, total 36.3%

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10Ecuador's poverty rate 25% in 2023, up from 22.5% due to migration

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11Honduras 74.5% lived below $6.85/day in 2022

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12El Salvador's poverty was 26.8% in 2022, urban 19.9%

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13Nicaragua's poverty rate 24.9% in 2022, rural 42.5%

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14Costa Rica's poverty fell to 20.5% in 2023 from 23.7%

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15Panama had 22.8% poverty in 2023, indigenous areas 85%

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16Paraguay's poverty was 24.5% in 2022, rural 32.3%

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17Uruguay's poverty rate low at 9.1% in 2023, but inequality Gini 39.7

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18Dominican Republic 23.3% poverty in 2022, urban 20.8%

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19Haiti extreme poverty 58.5% in 2022, affecting 6 million amid gang violence

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20In Jamaica, 19.3% below national poverty line in 2022

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21Trinidad and Tobago poverty 20% in 2023, down from 25%

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Latin American Poverty Statistics Interpretation

From Guatemala's staggering indigenous poverty to Chile's modest but persistent inequality, the painful arithmetic of Latin America reveals that while some nations are fighting economic brushfires, others are trapped in the perpetual inferno of crisis and neglect.

North American and European Poverty Statistics

1In US, 11.5% of population or 37.9 million lived in poverty in 2022 per official measure

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2In Canada, poverty rate was 6.4% in 2022 using Market Basket Measure, affecting 2.4 million

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3UK poverty rate 22.4% in 2022/23, 14.4 million people, including 4.2 million children

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4Germany's at-risk-of-poverty rate was 16.8% in 2022, affecting 14.2 million

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5France had 14.6% at-risk-of-poverty in 2022, 9 million people

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6Italy's poverty rate 9.4% absolute in 2022, 5.7 million poor

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7Spain severe material deprivation 5.7% in 2022, poverty risk 20.2%

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8In Poland, extreme poverty 4.2% in 2022, affecting 1.6 million

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9Sweden's poverty risk low at 15.8% in 2022, but child poverty 12.1%

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10Netherlands at-risk-of-poverty 16.5% in 2022

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11In Australia, 11.4% poverty rate in 2022 using 50% median income

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12Japan's relative poverty rate 15.7% in 2022, highest among elderly at 19.6%

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13South Korea's poverty rate 15.3% in 2023, elderly 40.4%

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14In Russia, 9.3% lived below subsistence minimum in 2023, 13.5 million

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15Turkey's poverty rate 13.9% at national line in 2023

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16Ireland child poverty 16.7% in 2022

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17Belgium's at-risk-of-poverty 16.6% in 2022

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18Austria poverty risk 13.3% in 2022

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19Switzerland low poverty at 6.7% in 2022

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20Norway's poverty rate 12.7% relative in 2022

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21Denmark 12.5% at-risk-of-poverty in 2022

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22Finland child poverty 11.4% in 2022

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23Portugal's poverty rate 16.4% in 2022

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24Greece severe deprivation 4.4% in 2022 post-crisis recovery

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North American and European Poverty Statistics Interpretation

Behind every one of these dry percentages is a queue at a food bank, a skipped meal, and a quiet, universal reminder that the global economy is still failing its pop quiz on basic human welfare.