Poverty in Niger
Poverty in Niger is widespread and enduring in one of the world's most impoverished countries.[1] In 2015, the United Nations (UN) Human Development Index ranked Niger as the second least-developed of 188 countries.[2] Additionally, in 2015 the Global Finance Magazine ranked Niger 7th among the twenty-three poorest countries in the world.[3] Two out of three residents live below the poverty line and more than 40 percent of the population earn less than $1 a day. Civil war, terror, illness, disease, poverty and hunger plague Niger.[4] Hunger is one of the most significant problems the population faces daily.[2] With a national population of 19,899,120, 45.7% of this population live below the poverty line.
Poverty by Region
Percent of population living on less than $2.15, $3.65 and $6.85 a day, international dollars (2017 PPP) as per the World Bank.[5]
Region | $2.15 | $3.65 | $6.85 | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Agadez | 17.7% | 53.5% | 83.6% | 2018 |
Diffa | 42.0% | 76.9% | 95.0% | 2018 |
Dosso | 52.3% | 85.1% | 97.8% | 2018 |
Maradi | 59.8% | 88.1% | 97.1% | 2018 |
Tahoua | 50.0% | 85.2% | 97.9% | 2018 |
Tillaberi | 47.1% | 82.9% | 97.3% | 2018 |
Zinder | 61.1% | 86.5% | 97.9% | 2018 |
Niamey | 4.6% | 20.9% | 57.5% | 2018 |
Niger | 40.6% | 81.1% | 95.0% | 2018 |
Food insecurity
Representing nearly 35% of the population, an estimated 5.4 million citizens are
Water crisis
Niger is facing a water crisis affecting nearly 10 million people. 64.01% of rural areas lack access to water.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "| Human Development Reports". hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "The 23 poorest countries in the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "List of world's poorest countries: 19 of them are African countries".
- ^ "Geospatial Poverty Portal: Interactive Maps". World Bank. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Poverty/Education". Niger. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "How many dying babies make a famine?". 2005-08-10. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Climate change hits Niger hard, bringing famine, floods, droughts, big spikes in temperature". 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Niger". www.charitywater.org.