South Africa Social: Poverty and Inequality
Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population
Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data was reported at 6.300 % in 2016. Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.300 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.300 % in 2016 and a record low of 6.300 % in 2016. Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (UNDP) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to UNDPs multidimensional poverty index. The index includes three dimensions -- health, education, and living standards.;Alkire, S., Kanagaratnam, U., and Suppa, N. (2023). ‘The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023 country results and methodological note’, OPHI MPI Methodological Note 55, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford. (https://ophi.org.uk/mpi-methodological-note-55-2/);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 6.300 2016 | yearly | 2016 - 2016 |
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ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population
ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data was reported at 7.000 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.000 % for 2011. ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.500 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.000 % in 2011 and a record low of 7.000 % in 2016. ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 7.000 2016 | yearly | 2011 - 2016 |
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ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Index: scale 0-1
ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Index: scale 0-1 data was reported at 0.030 NA in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.030 NA for 2011. ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Index: scale 0-1 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.030 NA from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.030 NA in 2016 and a record low of 0.030 NA in 2016. ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Index: scale 0-1 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.030 2016 | yearly | 2011 - 2016 |
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ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor)
ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data was reported at 42.800 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 42.300 % for 2011. ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data is updated yearly, averaging 42.550 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.800 % in 2016 and a record low of 42.300 % in 2011. ZA: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 42.800 2016 | yearly | 2011 - 2016 |
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ZA: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: %
ZA: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data was reported at 6.900 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.500 % for 2010. ZA: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 8.100 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.300 % in 2000 and a record low of 5.400 % in 2008. ZA: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $2.15 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 6.900 2014 | yearly | 1993 - 2014 |
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ZA: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: %
ZA: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data was reported at 33.400 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 31.900 % for 2010. ZA: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 37.500 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.700 % in 2000 and a record low of 31.900 % in 2010. ZA: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $6.85 a day (2017 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $6.85 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 33.400 2014 | yearly | 1993 - 2014 |
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ZA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population
ZA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 20.500 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 18.000 % for 2010. ZA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 24.400 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.800 % in 2000 and a record low of 18.000 % in 2010. ZA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 20.500 2014 | yearly | 1993 - 2014 |
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ZA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population
ZA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 40.000 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 37.900 % for 2010. ZA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 45.600 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 37.900 % in 2010. ZA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $3.65 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.65 a day at 2017 international prices.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 40.000 2014 | yearly | 1993 - 2014 |
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ZA: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: %
ZA: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 23.500 % in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 23.500 % for 2010. ZA: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 23.500 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.500 % in 2000 and a record low of 20.300 % in 2005. ZA: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 23.500 2014 | yearly | 1993 - 2014 |
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ZA: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day
ZA: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data was reported at 11.940 Intl $/Day in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.690 Intl $/Day for 2010. ZA: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data is updated yearly, averaging 12.315 Intl $/Day from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.690 Intl $/Day in 2010 and a record low of 11.940 Intl $/Day in 2014. ZA: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Mean consumption or income per capita (2017 PPP $ per day) used in calculating the growth rate in the welfare aggregate of total population.;World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).;;The choice of consumption or income for a country is made according to which welfare aggregate is used to estimate extreme poverty in the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). The practice adopted by the World Bank for estimating global and regional poverty is, in principle, to use per capita consumption expenditure as the welfare measure wherever available; and to use income as the welfare measure for countries for which consumption is unavailable. However, in some cases data on consumption may be available but are outdated or not shared with the World Bank for recent survey years. In these cases, if data on income are available, income is used. Whether data are for consumption or income per capita is noted in the footnotes. Because household surveys are infrequent in most countries and are not aligned across countries, comparisons across countries or over time should be made with a high degree of caution.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 11.940 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |