NEWS – Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)

HIGHLIGHTS

• India has 234 million people living in poverty, ranking it among the top five countries globally.
• The countries with the largest poverty populations include India, Pakistan (93 million), Ethiopia (86 million), Nigeria (74 million), and the Democratic Republic of Congo (66 million).
• These five countries together account for 48.1% of the world’s 1.1 billion people living in acute poverty.
• 1 billion people worldwide live in acute poverty, with over half of them being minors.
• 40% of people living in poverty reside in countries affected by war, conflict, and fragility.
• A staggering 455 million people living in poverty are in countries exposed to violent conflict.
• Conflict has caused mass casualties, displacement, and livelihood disruptions, hindering poverty reduction efforts.