Additional number of extreme poor due to COVID-19 in Africa 2020-2022

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Saifaddin Galal,
Mar 27, 2024
According to estimates, the number of people living in extreme poverty in Africa increased by approximately 15 million in 2022 compared to the previous year. Previously, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic contributed to pushing around 30 million individuals into extreme poverty in 2020, and nearly 39 million in 2021. People in extreme poverty are individuals living with less than 1.90 U.S. dollars per day.

Additional number of people living in extreme poverty due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa from 2020 to 2022 (in millions)

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Release date

January 2023

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2020 to 2022

Special properties

1.90 U.S. dollars-a-day poverty line

Supplementary notes

Data are estimates.

Figures were taken from several publications.

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