The global poverty index increased for the first time since 2010, reaching 1.2 billion people in poverty.

Updated 2026-10-12 · told from many outlets at once

A global rise in acute poverty was recorded, with 1.2 billion people in extreme poverty, mostly children, concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The UN global poverty index increased for the first time since 2010, prompting a warning from UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo.

• Thirty-three countries halved the proportion of their population in poverty over the last 15 years.
• The majority of the world's poorest people live in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

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