17/10/2024

India was the country with the largest number of people in extreme poverty, which impacts 234 million of its 1.4 billion population, according to the report. © Biju Boro, AFP/File
More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected.
"The 2024 MPI paints a sobering picture: 1.1 billion people endure multidimensional poverty, of which 455 million live in the shadow of conflict," said Yanchun Zhang, chief statistician at the UNDP.
India was the country with the largest number of people in extreme poverty, which impacts 234 million of its 1.4 billion population.
It was followed by Pakistan (93 million), Ethiopia (86 million), Nigeria (74 million) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (66 million). The five countries accounted for nearly half of the 1.1 billion poor people.
Source: United Nations.