In 2023, nearly ** percent of the world population in extreme poverty lived in Nigeria, considering the poverty threshold at **** U.S. dollars a day. Within the studied timeframe, the share mainly rose. Overall, the number of people living in extreme poverty in Africa was estimated to reach *** million in 2025.
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World Data Lab. (August 1, 2022). Share of global population living below the extreme poverty line in Nigeria from 2016 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1287840/share-of-global-population-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-nigeria/
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