In 2025, over **** million people in Mozambique lived in extreme poverty (with less than **** U.S. dollars a day), the highest number within Southern Africa. The country also scored the highestshare of its overall population living below the poverty line in the region. On the other hand, Botswana had the lowest number of just over ** people living in impoverished conditions, accounting for ** percent of the overall population.
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World Data Lab. (January 21, 2025). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Southern Africa in 2025, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/1551955/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-east-africa-by-country/
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Number of people living in extreme poverty in Southern Africa in 2025, by country [Graph], World Data Lab, January 21, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1551955/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-east-africa-by-country/
