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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa; a residence for more than 206 million people. [1] Hunger is one of the major issues that affect the citizens. 40% (82 million people) of the citizens live below the International Poverty Line of $1.90 daily, whilst another 25% are vulnerable.
Poverty is the lack of, or the inability to achieve socially acceptable standard of living. [34] Officially, there is no poverty line put in place for Nigeria but for the sake of poverty analysis, the mean per capita household is used. So, there are two poverty lines that are used to classify where people stand financially.
According to one study, the percentage of the world population in hunger and poverty fell in absolute percentage terms from 50% in 1950 to 30% in 1970. [68] According to another study the number of people worldwide living in absolute poverty fell from 1.18 billion in 1950 to 1.04 billion in 1977. [69]
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Poverty in Nigeria remains significant despite high economic growth. [1] Nigeria has one of the world's highest economic growth rates (averaging 7.4% [ 2 ] over the last decade), an underdeveloped economy, and plenty of natural resources such as oil.
Nigeria is the most populated African nation with 42.54% of the population falling within the age group of 0 -14. [50] Despite the population growth and its status as an OPEC member, Nigeria has 51% of the population living in extreme poverty, with some people living on as little as $1.90 a day. [51]
The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The estimates can therefore differ from other estimates, like the national poverty rate. Nigeria is the country with the most people living in extreme poverty worldwide since 2019, overtaking much more populous India. [1]
International Food Policy Research Institute 2011 Global Hunger Index ranked 40 [6] Most food that is eaten in day-to-day life in Nigeria fall in food taboos and superstitions thereby causing malnutrition for children as people consume low nutrients. Eating habit has long been controlled by belief about what is good to eat.