News World Bank report says that sub-
Saharan Africa continues to have the greatest number of extremely poor
people in the world.
Saharan Africa continues to have the greatest number of extremely poor
people in the world.
The report on Thursday points out that
more than half of the global poor reside in Sub-Saharan Africa, and more
than 85 per cent of the poor lived in either Sub-Saharan Africa or
South Asia.
more than half of the global poor reside in Sub-Saharan Africa, and more
than 85 per cent of the poor lived in either Sub-Saharan Africa or
South Asia.
The remaining 15 per cent of the global poor or about 106 million poor people lived in the other four regions.
In all regions except Sub-Saharan Africa,
the regional average rates range from 1.5 per cent to 12.4 per cent ,
while in Sub-Saharan Africa around 41 per cent live below the
international poverty line.
the regional average rates range from 1.5 per cent to 12.4 per cent ,
while in Sub-Saharan Africa around 41 per cent live below the
international poverty line.
According to the report, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia have the greatest number of extreme poverty.
However, according to recent projections,
the report points out that Nigeria may have already overtaken India
with 170 million people, and has the highest number of poor people and
accounts for nearly a quarter of global poverty.
the report points out that Nigeria may have already overtaken India
with 170 million people, and has the highest number of poor people and
accounts for nearly a quarter of global poverty.
“In fact, projections indicate that Nigeria may have already overtaken India.
“The uncertainty about whether Nigeria
or India is currently the country with the most poor people is due in
part to the fact that the countries are very near or crossing point
(ether having recently switched or being on the
verge of switching),” noted the report issued in Nairobi.
or India is currently the country with the most poor people is due in
part to the fact that the countries are very near or crossing point
(ether having recently switched or being on the
verge of switching),” noted the report issued in Nairobi.
Globally, according to the report, about
half of the world’s countries now have poverty rates below 3 percent,
with the world as a whole not on track to achieve the target of less
than 3 percent of the world living in extreme
poverty by 2030.
half of the world’s countries now have poverty rates below 3 percent,
with the world as a whole not on track to achieve the target of less
than 3 percent of the world living in extreme
poverty by 2030.
In the 25 years from 1990 to 2015, the
extreme poverty rate dropped an average of a percentage point per year –
from nearly 36% to 10%.
extreme poverty rate dropped an average of a percentage point per year –
from nearly 36% to 10%.
the rate dropped only one percentage point in the two years from 2013 to 2015, according to the report.
