New data from the UNDP/OPHI Global MPI report shows Nigeria’s multidimensional poverty rate rose significantly from 33.0% in 2021 to 38.7% in 2024—affecting nearly 4 in 10 Nigerians (90.1M people).
While the timeline tracks this specific comparative trend, the UN's broader, comprehensive baseline estimate for the country is even more severe: it reveals that 48.7% of the population—approximately 113 million Nigerians—were living in multidimensional poverty.
Multidimensional poverty measures deprivation in health, education and living standards, not income.
