Sudan has the highest poverty rate in North Africa. According to projections, around 32 percent of Sudan's population lived below the national poverty line in 2022. Poverty levels were also high in Mauritania and Egypt, with the poverty rate reaching almost 28 percent. By 2023, poverty in the region was projected to decline slightly.
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ESCWA. (January 10, 2022). Projected poverty headcount ratio in North Africa from 2021 to 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274508/projected-poverty-headcount-ratio-in-north-africa-by-country/?locale=en
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ESCWA. (2022). Projected poverty headcount ratio in North Africa from 2021 to 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274508/projected-poverty-headcount-ratio-in-north-africa-by-country/?locale=en
ESCWA. "Projected Poverty Headcount Ratio in North Africa from 2021 to 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274508/projected-poverty-headcount-ratio-in-north-africa-by-country/?locale=en
ESCWA, Projected poverty headcount ratio in North Africa from 2021 to 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274508/projected-poverty-headcount-ratio-in-north-africa-by-country/?locale=en (last visited August 25, 2024)
Projected poverty headcount ratio in North Africa from 2021 to 2023, by country [Graph], ESCWA, January 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274508/projected-poverty-headcount-ratio-in-north-africa-by-country/?locale=en