According to governmental data from 2020, 18 percent of urban population and 52.1 percent of rural population in Nigeria lived in poverty as of 2019. Based on national standards, an individual with less than 137.4 thousand Nigerian Naira (roughly 361 U.S. dollars) per year is considered poor. In absolute numbers, this means that almost 83 million people in Nigeria lived in poverty (40.1 percent of the population).
Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria as of 2019, by area
Conversion rate on May 29, 2020.
The source adds the following information: "The headcount ratio defines the proportion of population that is living in the households where the value of per capita total consumption expenditure is below or equal to the poverty line."
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"The estimates exclude Borno state."
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NBS (Nigeria). (May 15, 2020). Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria as of 2019, by area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121417/poverty-headcount-rate-in-nigeria-by-area/
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NBS (Nigeria). (2020). Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria as of 2019, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121417/poverty-headcount-rate-in-nigeria-by-area/
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