Global Poverty Index Rises, Hits 1.2 Billion In 16 Years
UNDP said population growth and limited new data helped drive the increase, while more than half of those in acute poverty were children.
- On Oct 12, the United Nations Development Programme reported the global poverty index rose to 1.2 billion people for the first time since 2010, with 51.5 million more people living in "acute" poverty compared to the previous year.
- Population growth drove the recorded increase, though new data was only available for 13 of the 108 developing countries covered by the report. The majority of the world's poorest people reside in Saharan Africa and South Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent.
- UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo called the increase a "wake-up call for the world," noting that more than half of those in poverty are Children facing Hunger, missed schooling, and lack of clean water or electricity.
- Some 33 nations have halved their poverty rates in the past 15 years; Egypt, Nepal, and Tajikistan saw significant decreases, while China and Vietnam achieved rapid progress in poverty reduction.
- The index tracks indicators such as housing, sanitation, electricity, cooking fuel, food, and education to measure hardship; in Angola and Zambia, population growth currently offsets poverty rate declines, resulting in rising absolute poverty numbers.
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1.2 billion people are affected, nearly 52 million more in one year. The majority of the affected countries are in sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian sub-continent.
The United Nations Development Programme is alerting to an unprecedented increase in multidimensional poverty that now affects 1.2 billion people.
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Global poverty index rises for first time since its 2010 creation
WASHINGTON — A UN global poverty index has risen for the first time since its creation in 2010, bringing the number of people affected to 1.2 billion, the United Nations Development Programme reported Monday. In the 2026 edition of their annual report, the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative research center counted 51.5 million more people living in "acute" poverty compared to the previous year. UNDP Administrator Alexan…
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