World's highest number of people living in extreme poverty in 2026
The figures highlight the continued burden of extreme poverty across Africa and other parts of the world, with Nigeria and the DRC accounting for the largest numbers on the list.
Nigeria has the highest number of people living in extreme poverty in 2026, with 73.1 million people affected, according to World Data Lab.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) follows closely with 71.6 million people, highlighting the scale of extreme poverty in the two African countries.
Afghanistan ranks third, with 35.2 million people living in extreme poverty, followed by Mozambique with 25 million and Yemen with 24.2 million. The figures show that extreme poverty remains a major challenge across several countries facing economic and development difficulties.
Tanzania ranks sixth with 23.9 million people affected, followed by Madagascar with 20.1 million. Uganda comes eighth with 18.2 million people, placing three East African countries among the top 10 countries with the highest numbers of people living in extreme poverty.
India ranks ninth with 14.46 million people, while Ethiopia completes the top 10 with 14.3 million.
The figures from World Data Lab highlight the continued burden of extreme poverty across Africa and other parts of the world, with Nigeria and the DRC accounting for the largest numbers on the list.
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