In 2023, an estimated 2.99 million people in Ghana lived in extreme poverty, the majority being the male population. The number of men living on less than 1.90 U.S. dollars a day in the country reached around 1.5 million, while the count was at 1.44 million for women. Overall, 0.5 percent of the global population in extreme poverty were found in Ghana as of 2022.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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World Data Lab. (August 2, 2022). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245384/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-gender/
World Data Lab. "Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245384/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-gender/
World Data Lab. (2022). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245384/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-gender/
World Data Lab. "Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245384/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-gender/
World Data Lab, Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245384/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ghana from 2016 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], World Data Lab, August 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245384/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana-by-gender/
