Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Target Target 1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.90 a day
1.1.1 Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)
Series:
Proportion of population below international poverty line//All age ranges or no breaks by age//All areas//Both sexes (%)
| Area grouping | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Africa | 46.4 | 44.5 | 43.2 | 42.2 | 41.2 | 40.2 | 39.9 | 38.4 | 38.1 | 36.9 | 36.1 | 35.2 | 35.2 | 34.9 | 34.2 | 33.4 | 32.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Eastern Africa | 60.6 | 55.6 | 52.6 | 51.1 | 49.6 | 48.4 | 48.1 | 46.9 | 48.2 | 46.7 | 46.2 | 45.7 | 45.3 | 44.6 | 43.5 | 41.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| West Africa | 53.9 | 52.2 | 51.1 | 50.0 | ... | 46.7 | 45.9 | 43.5 | 42.2 | 40.5 | 38.9 | 36.8 | 37.0 | 35.6 | 33.5 | 31.5 | 30.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Central Africa | 74.2 | 72.4 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 70.2 | ... | ... | 65.9 | 64.7 | 61.6 | 59.7 | 57.4 | 56.4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| North Africa | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Southern Africa | 45.3 | 44.5 | 43.2 | 41.2 | 40.4 | 40.2 | 40.0 | 39.0 | 38.4 | 38.0 | 38.1 | 38.4 | 39.2 | 40.0 | 40.8 | 41.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa | 46.4 | 44.4 | 43.3 | 42.8 | 42.2 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 40.6 | 40.8 | 39.3 | 38.6 | 38.0 | 37.7 | 37.6 | 37.2 | 36.4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Economic Community Of West African States | 53.9 | 52.2 | 51.1 | 50.0 | ... | 46.7 | 45.9 | 43.5 | 42.2 | 40.5 | 38.9 | 36.8 | 37.0 | 35.6 | 33.5 | 31.5 | 30.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| East African Community | 63.7 | 61.7 | 59.3 | 56.8 | 54.3 | 52.3 | 51.2 | 49.3 | 47.7 | 47.3 | 46.8 | 46.8 | 47.0 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 46.7 | 45.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Southern African Development Community | 63.1 | 62.0 | 60.5 | 58.7 | 57.3 | 56.4 | 56.6 | 55.2 | 53.8 | 52.6 | 52.0 | 51.6 | 51.8 | 52.2 | 52.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Arab Maghreb Union | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inter-Governmental Authority for Development | 46.5 | 41.3 | 38.7 | 37.6 | 36.4 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 34.8 | 37.4 | 36.3 | 35.7 | 35.1 | 34.5 | 33.7 | 32.4 | 30.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Community of Sahel-Saharan States | 37.0 | 35.7 | 34.8 | 34.1 | 33.4 | 32.0 | 31.6 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 29.3 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 25.3 | 24.3 | 23.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Economic Community of Central African States | 69.4 | 67.9 | 66.8 | 66.4 | 65.0 | 63.7 | 63.8 | 61.7 | 60.8 | 58.4 | 56.9 | 55.2 | 54.8 | 55.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mineral Reach Countries | 54.7 | 53.8 | 52.7 | 51.3 | 50.1 | 48.8 | 49.2 | 47.4 | 45.5 | 43.9 | 43.2 | 42.3 | 42.6 | 41.8 | 41.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Island economies | 65.1 | 64.5 | 64.0 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 64.1 | 68.2 | 70.3 | 71.6 | 70.9 | 71.2 | 71.1 | 71.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Land-locked countries | 58.0 | 53.5 | 51.1 | 50.7 | 49.8 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 46.1 | 44.8 | 43.6 | 42.9 | 42.0 | 42.2 | 41.2 | 39.9 | 38.1 | 37.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Land-locked LDCs | 60.4 | 55.4 | 52.7 | 52.0 | 51.0 | 49.2 | 49.3 | 47.1 | 46.0 | 44.8 | 44.0 | 42.9 | 42.8 | 41.7 | 40.2 | 38.3 | 37.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Least developed countries | 63.0 | 60.0 | 58.0 | 56.9 | 55.4 | 53.8 | 54.1 | 52.3 | 51.8 | 49.9 | 48.8 | 47.6 | 47.4 | 46.4 | 45.3 | 44.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Non-Oil LDCs | 68.1 | 65.0 | 63.0 | 61.8 | 60.3 | 58.6 | 58.7 | 56.8 | 56.0 | 53.3 | 52.2 | 50.9 | 50.5 | 49.1 | 47.5 | 45.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Non-Oil Producing | 44.2 | 42.0 | 40.4 | 39.3 | 38.4 | 37.8 | 37.3 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 34.8 | 34.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 32.9 | 31.9 | 30.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oil LDCs | 63.4 | 62.0 | 60.6 | 59.6 | 58.3 | 55.2 | 57.1 | 54.1 | 52.8 | 51.9 | 50.4 | 49.0 | 48.9 | 49.8 | 50.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oil producing economies | 49.7 | 48.1 | 47.1 | 46.2 | ... | 43.6 | 43.4 | 41.3 | 40.6 | 39.9 | 38.5 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 37.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sahel | 55.5 | 53.1 | 51.5 | 50.6 | ... | 47.5 | 46.5 | 43.8 | 42.8 | 41.2 | 39.6 | 37.2 | 36.9 | 36.4 | 35.2 | 33.9 | 33.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small Island states | ... | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.9 | 54.4 | 52.7 | 51.5 | 50.3 | 48.9 | 48.5 | 46.7 | 46.4 | 44.9 | 43.8 | 42.7 | 42.7 | 42.2 | 41.2 | 40.0 | 39.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |