Nigeria: 17.9m Affected As Nigeria Records World's Highest Rise in Multidimensional Poverty
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Nigeria: 17.9m Affected As Nigeria Records World's Highest Rise in Multidimensional Poverty
An additional 17.9 million Nigerians fell into multidimensional poverty between 2021 and 2024, the highest increase recorded by any country globally, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
Nigeria Leads Global Poverty Rise, 17.9m More People Multidimensionally Poor—UN
Nigeria recorded the sharpest increase in multidimensional poverty of any country in the world between 2021 and 2024, with 17.9 million more people falling into poverty, according to the 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The report, released Monday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), […]
Nigeria’s multidimensional poverty rate rose to 38.7 per cent as 17.9m citizens battle deprivation - Newsy People
Nigeria’s multidimensional poverty rate rose to 38.7 per cent in 2024 from 33 per cent in 2021, reversing earlier progress, according to the United Nations Development Programme. The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report, released on Monday and produced jointly with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, estimated that 90.1 million Nigerians were multidimensionally poor in 2024, compared with 72.2 million in 2021. The i…
According to the United Nations (UN), 113 million people in Nigeria live in poverty in terms of health, education and living standards.
According to a UN report, 113 million people in Nigeria are experiencing multidimensional poverty in terms of health, education, and living standards. The report states that the poverty rate rose to 38.7 percent in 2024, pushing approximately 18 million more people into poverty.
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