In 2023, around 2.99 million people in Ghana lived in extreme poverty, the majority in rural areas. The count of people living on less than 1.90 U.S. dollars a day in rural regions reached around 2.8 million, while 214,000 extremely poor people were located in urban areas. Overall, within the period examined, the poverty incidence remained above two million in rural communities and between 200 thousand and 350 thousand in urban areas.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by area
(in 1,000s)
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World Data Lab. (August 30, 2022). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by area (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245342/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-area/
World Data Lab. "Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by area (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245342/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-area/
World Data Lab. (2022). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by area (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245342/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-area/
World Data Lab. "Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by Area (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245342/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-area/
World Data Lab, Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by area (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245342/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-area/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by area (in 1,000s) [Graph], World Data Lab, August 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245342/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-area/
