Key Facts about Child Poverty
How many children are living in poverty?
Child poverty can be measured using both monetary and multidimensional approaches, and both are required for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Definitions and measurement methods often vary across countries, and different methodologies are used at regional and global levels (you can learn more here about measuring child poverty).
This page provides an overview of the latest global estimates of both multidimensional and monetary child poverty.
Where do children live in poverty?
Child poverty is particularly prevalent in many low- and lower middle-income countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Multidimensional child poverty
Multidimensional child poverty, by region
Multidimensional child poverty, by income group
Monetary child poverty
Children living in extremely poor households, by region
Extreme child poverty is more prevalent in countries prone to conflict
