As of 2025, an estimated population of over million in Nigeria lived in extreme poverty, with the poverty threshold at **** U.S. dollars a day. This stood as an increase from the headcount of about million recorded for the previous year.
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World Bank. (September 22, 2025). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Nigeria from 2021 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1287795/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-nigeria/
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Number of people living in extreme poverty in Nigeria from 2021 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], World Bank, September 22, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1287795/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-nigeria/
