In 2023, the poverty rate in Vietnam was around *** percent in urban areas, while that of rural areas was around *** percent. In that year, the poverty rate in the country was *** percent.

Urban poverty rate of Costa Rica went down by 0.51% from 19.5 % in 2014 to 19.4 % in 2015. Since the 3.68% climb in 2011, urban poverty rate reduced by 1.52% in 2015. Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.

In 2024, Indonesia had an urban poverty line of approximately ******* Indonesian rupiah per month, indicating a constant increase since 2015. The poverty line is the minimum amount of income needed for day to day necessities.

Urban poverty rate of Mexico grew by 4.55% from 48.3 % in 2012 to 50.5 % in 2014. Since the 6.70% surge in 2010, urban poverty rate leapt by 5.65% in 2014. Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.

Egypt EG: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 15.300 % in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.000 % for 2008. Egypt EG: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 10.550 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2010, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.300 % in 2010 and a record low of 9.300 % in 2000. Egypt EG: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

Urban poverty rate of Chile plummeted by 37.69% from 19.9 % in 2011 to 12.4 % in 2013. Since the 39.46% surge in 2006, urban poverty rate sank by 51.94% in 2013. Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.

In 2022, the poverty rate of the urban population of Malaysia was at *** percent, while rural poverty was at ** percent. In 2019, Malaysia revised its national poverty line income, increasing it from 980 Malaysian ringgit to 2,208 Malaysian ringgit. This accounted for the increases in the poverty rate in 2016.

Uruguay UY: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 10.100 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.000 % for 2013. Uruguay UY: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 24.400 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2014, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.900 % in 2004 and a record low of 10.100 % in 2014. Uruguay UY: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

In Honduras as of June 2023, the poverty rate among the households in the urban areas was recorded at 30.6 percent, with an extreme poverty rate of another 33.4 percent of households.

Malaysia Poverty Rates: Urban data was reported at 0.200 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.300 % for 2014. Malaysia Poverty Rates: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 3.400 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.300 % in 1970 and a record low of 0.200 % in 2016. Malaysia Poverty Rates: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.G064: Household Income and Basic Amenities Survey: Poverty Rates.

Chad TD: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 20.900 % in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.400 % for 2002. Chad TD: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 22.650 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.400 % in 2002 and a record low of 20.900 % in 2011. Chad TD: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chad – Table TD.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

China's progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years is enviable. One cannot fail to be impressed by what this vast nation of 1.3 billion people has achieved in so little time. In terms of a wide range of indicators, the progress has been remarkable. Poverty in terms of income and consumption has been dramatically reduced. Progress has also been substantial in terms of human development indicators. Most of the millennium development goals have either already been achieved or the country is well on the way to achieving them. As a result of this progress, the country is now at a very different stage of development than it was at the dawn of the economic reforms at the beginning of the 1980s. China's poverty reduction performance has been even more striking. Between 1981 and 2004, the fraction of the population consuming below this poverty line fell from 65 percent to 10 percent, and the absolute number of poor fell from 652 million to 135 million, a decline of over half a billion people. The most rapid declines in poverty, in both the poverty rate and the number of poor, occurred during the 6th, 8th, and 10th plans. During the 7th plan period the number of poor actually rose, while in the 9th plan period, the poverty rate declined only marginally. But the pace of poverty reduction resumed between 2001 and 2004 and there are indications that during the first couple of years of the 11th plan poverty has continued to decline rapidly. The most recent official estimate of rural poverty in China for 2007 puts the number of poor at 14.79 million, or less than 2 percent of the rural population. While there is no official urban poverty line, estimates by others have found poverty levels in urban areas to be negligible using an urban poverty line that is comparable to the official poverty line for rural areas. These estimates thus suggest that only about 1 percent of China's population is currently in extreme poverty. Notwithstanding this tremendous success, the central thesis of this report is that the task of poverty reduction in many ways continues and in some respects has become more demanding.

SDG 1.2.1 - Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age

Definition: The national poverty rate is the percentage of the total population living below the national poverty line. The rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national poverty line (or in cases where a separate, rural poverty line is used, the rural poverty line). Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty line (or in cases where a separate, urban poverty line is used, the urban poverty line).

Concepts: In assessing poverty in a given country, and how best to reduce poverty according to national definitions, one naturally focuses on a poverty line that is considered appropriate for that country. Poverty lines across countries vary in terms of their purchasing power, and they have a strong economic gradient, such that richer countries tend to adopt higher standards of living in defining poverty. Within a country, the cost of living is typically higher in urban areas than in rural areas. Some countries may have separate urban and rural poverty lines to represent different purchasing powers.

Further reading: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-01-02-01.pdf

Ecosystems:all

Importance for ecosystem restoration: Greater Inequalities of power and wealth lead to more environmental degradation (Boyce, 1994). Large differences in wealth, income, and land often lead to less effective community resource management and worse overall environmental incomes (UN, 1987 and IPBES, 2018). A reason for the relationship between poverty and degradation is that people, due to necessity, are forced to degrade land, and the degraded land has a further impact on poverty. Poverty is also more prevalent on land vulnerable to degradation and productivity (IPBES, 2018).

References:

Boyce, J. K. (1994). Inequality as a cause of environmental degradation. Ecological economics, 11(3), 169-178.

IPBES (2018):The IPBES assessment report on land degradation and restoration. Montanarella, L., Scholes, R., and Brainich, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. 744 pages

United Nations. (1987). Report of the world commission on environment and development: our common future. UN.

Vietnam VN: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 3.800 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.400 % for 2012. Vietnam VN: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 5.400 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 % in 2010 and a record low of 3.800 % in 2014. Vietnam VN: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

Urban poverty rate of Uruguay plummeted by 15.83% from 12.0 % in 2013 to 10.1 % in 2014. Since the 1.27% climb in 2004, urban poverty rate sank by 74.69% in 2014. Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.

Philippines PH: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 13.000 % in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.600 % for 2009. Philippines PH: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 12.600 % from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2012, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.000 % in 2012 and a record low of 12.600 % in 2009. Philippines PH: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank: Poverty. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

During the second quarter of 2023, approximately three out of ten people living in urban areas in Argentina were below the poverty line. And more than one out of ten individuals were considered to live below the indigence line. Even though poverty and indigence rates were lower among households, it was estimated that over 23 percent of urban households in Argentina were below the poverty line.

Urban poverty rate of Honduras grew by 0.99% from 60.4 % in 2013 to 61.0 % in 2014. Since the 4.35% dip in 2009, urban poverty rate soared by 15.53% in 2014. Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.

Laos LA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 10.000 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.400 % for 2007. Laos LA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 18.550 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2012, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.100 % in 1997 and a record low of 10.000 % in 2012. Laos LA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Poverty. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

As of March 2024, about 13.56 percent of the people in urban areas of Bengkulu lived below the poverty line, more than any province. The poverty line is the minimum amount of income needed for day to day necessities.