Explore data on Multidimensional and Monetary Poverty in Nigeria
Analysis of multidimensional poverty in Nigeria, including its composition and disaggregation across states and districts
National MPI - 0.257
Nearly 133 million (63%)
Nigerians are multidimensionally poor.
The Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 shows that poor people in Nigeria experience over one quarter of all possible deprivations.
Sixty-five percent of multidimensionally poor people — 86.1 million — live in the North, while 35% — nearly 47 million — live in the South.
A significant portion of this poor population are deprived of clean cooking fuel, adequate sanitation and access to healthcare.
4 out of 10 Nigerians experience monetary deprivation, but more than 6 out of 10 are multidimensionally poor
Poverty manifests not just in lack of income, but also in the lack of basic amenities such as access to healthcare, education, water and adequate sanitation, clean cooking fuels.
62.9% of people — nearly 133 million people — are multidimensionally poor, meaning that they experience deprivations in more than one dimension, or in at least 26% of weighted deprivations.
The average deprivation score among poor people, which shows the intensity of poverty, is 40.9%
Over a fifth of poor people experience deprivations in at least half of the dimensions or weighted indicators.
The poorest districts also have the highest intensity of poverty—each poor person is deprived in 51% of the weighted MPI indicators in Kebbi South and Bayelsa West.
7 out of 10 Nigerians living in the rural areas are multidimensionally poor compared to 4 out of 10 in urban areas
Multidimensional poverty is higher in rural areas, where 72.0% of people are poor, compared to 42.0% of people in urban areas. Approximately 70% of Nigeria’s population live in rural areas, yet these areas are home to 80% of poor people.
The intensity of poverty in rural areas is also higher, at 41.9%, compared to 36.9% in urban areas
National MPI - 0.257
Contribution of each Indicator to Multidimensional Poverty in Nigeria
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Explore the Contribution of Different Deprivations to National Poverty in Nigeria
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More than one quarter (26.3%) of Nigerians are multidimensionally poor and live in a household with a child between the ages of 6 and 15 that is not attending school
Half of the Nigerian population (50.6%) are multidimensionally poor and use dung, wood, or charcoal as their main cooking fuel.
Over 1 out of every 8 (13.0%) Nigerians are multidimensionally poor and live in a household where no member 15 years and above has completed primary school
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