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Multidimensional poverty rises again, with 616 million people in sub-Saharan Africa
UNDP and the University of Oxford count 1.2 billion people facing acute deprivation in 108 countries.
Indicator
Population
The total number of people living in a country at mid-year, regardless of their legal status or nationality.
Unit : people · Source : World Bank, World Development Indicators
- less than 2.6 million
- 2.6 million to 8.8 million
- 8.8 million to 21.9 million
- 21.9 million to 39.0 million
- 39.0 million or more
- no data
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 237.5 million | 2025 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 135.5 million | 2025 |
| 3 | Egypt | 118.4 million | 2025 |
| 4 | Congo - Kinshasa | 112.8 million | 2025 |
| 5 | Tanzania | 70.5 million | 2025 |
| 6 | South Africa | 64.7 million | 2025 |
| 7 | Kenya | 57.5 million | 2025 |
| 8 | Sudan | 51.7 million | 2025 |
| 9 | Uganda | 51.4 million | 2025 |
| 10 | Algeria | 47.4 million | 2025 |
| 11 | Angola | 39.0 million | 2025 |
| 12 | Morocco | 38.4 million | 2025 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 35.6 million | 2025 |
| 14 | Ghana | 35.1 million | 2025 |
| 15 | Madagascar | 32.7 million | 2025 |
| 16 | Côte d’Ivoire | 32.7 million | 2025 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 29.9 million | 2025 |
| 18 | Niger | 27.9 million | 2025 |
| 19 | Mali | 25.2 million | 2025 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 24.1 million | 2025 |
| 21 | Malawi | 22.2 million | 2025 |
| 22 | Zambia | 21.9 million | 2025 |
| 23 | Chad | 21.0 million | 2025 |
| 24 | Somalia | 19.7 million | 2025 |
| 25 | Senegal | 18.9 million | 2025 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 17.0 million | 2025 |
| 27 | Guinea | 15.1 million | 2025 |
| 28 | Benin | 14.8 million | 2025 |
| 29 | Rwanda | 14.6 million | 2025 |
| 30 | Burundi | 14.4 million | 2025 |
| 31 | Tunisia | 12.3 million | 2025 |
| 32 | South Sudan | 12.2 million | 2025 |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 8.8 million | 2025 |
| 34 | Togo | 8.6 million | 2025 |
| 35 | Libya | 7.5 million | 2025 |
| 36 | Congo - Brazzaville | 6.5 million | 2025 |
| 37 | Liberia | 5.7 million | 2025 |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 5.5 million | 2025 |
| 39 | Mauritania | 5.3 million | 2025 |
| 40 | Eritrea | 3.6 million | 2025 |
| 41 | Namibia | 3.1 million | 2025 |
| 42 | Gambia | 2.8 million | 2025 |
| 43 | Gabon | 2.6 million | 2025 |
| 44 | Botswana | 2.6 million | 2025 |
| 45 | Lesotho | 2.4 million | 2025 |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 million | 2025 |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.9 million | 2025 |
| 48 | Eswatini | 1.3 million | 2025 |
| 49 | Mauritius | 1.2 million | 2025 |
| 50 | Djibouti | 1.2 million | 2025 |
| 51 | Comoros | 882,847 | 2025 |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 527,326 | 2025 |
| 53 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 240,254 | 2025 |
| 54 | Seychelles | 122,730 | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Latest observed or estimated value from the source, excluding projections.
Method and source
Method and source
World Bank World Development Indicators draw on national statistics and international surveys. The latest available year varies by country and appears beside each value. Updated automatically every week on bifinances.