Problems facing the multidimensionally poor worldwide 2023

Published by S. Galan, Jun 23, 2025

The most common type of poverty facing the world's

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billion poor is a lack of access to clean cooking fuel. As of 2023,
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million people were forced to cook with solid fuels such as wood and coal. The second most common type of poverty was a lack of access to proper housing, a problem that faced over
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million poor people. 

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Number of the multidimensionally poor people affected by selected dimensions of poverty in 2023 (in millions)

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Statistic: Number of the multidimensionally poor people affected by selected dimensions of poverty in 2023 (in millions)

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Release date

October 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2011 - 2023*

Number of respondents

112 countries

Supplementary notes

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) examines poverty in the world across several different dimensions. Data is collected through household surveys in 110 developing countries worldwide representing 6.1 billion people.

* Most countries conducted their surveys prior to 2020, meaning that the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have not been covered.

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