South Africa - Poverty headcount ratio at $1.9 PPP a day

18.7 (%) in 2014

In 2014, poverty rate for South Africa was 18.7 %. Poverty rate of South Africa fell gradually from 34.8 % in 2000 to 18.7 % in 2014.

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What is poverty rate?

Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.

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