In 2024, some 1.1 percent of the world's population in extreme poverty lived in Ghana, considering the poverty threshold at 2.15 U.S. dollars per day. Within the observed timeframe, the share mainly revolved around one percent. Overall, the number of people living in extreme poverty in Africa was estimated to reach over 400 million in 2025.
Share of global population living below the extreme poverty line in Ghana from 2016 to 2026
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World Data Lab. (August 1, 2022). Share of global population living below the extreme poverty line in Ghana from 2016 to 2026 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1439979/share-of-the-global-population-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana/
World Data Lab. "Share of global population living below the extreme poverty line in Ghana from 2016 to 2026." Chart. August 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1439979/share-of-the-global-population-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana/
World Data Lab. (2022). Share of global population living below the extreme poverty line in Ghana from 2016 to 2026. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1439979/share-of-the-global-population-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana/
World Data Lab. "Share of Global Population Living below The Extreme Poverty Line in Ghana from 2016 to 2026." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1439979/share-of-the-global-population-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana/
World Data Lab, Share of global population living below the extreme poverty line in Ghana from 2016 to 2026 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1439979/share-of-the-global-population-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of global population living below the extreme poverty line in Ghana from 2016 to 2026 [Graph], World Data Lab, August 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1439979/share-of-the-global-population-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-ghana/