Poverty and living standards in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria: official figures
71.3% of people in Akwa Ibom were multidimensionally poor in the 2022 Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (survey 2021/22), about 5.08 million people. That rate is 17th highest of the 36 states and the FCT; the national rate was 63%.
How severe is poverty in Akwa Ibom?
Akwa Ibom's 5.08 million poor people are 3.8% of the 133 million multidimensionally poor people in Nigeria. On average a poor person in Akwa Ibom is deprived in 41.1% of the weighted indicators (the intensity of poverty), giving an MPI value of 0.293.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children in Akwa Ibom live in poverty?
Children are hit harder: 73.8% of under-18s in Akwa Ibom are multidimensionally poor, against 69.4% of adults.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyWhat do poor households in Akwa Ibom go without?
The most common deprivations among poor people in Akwa Ibom are food insecurity, a health facility more than 30 minutes away and cooking with wood, charcoal or dung: 60.3%, 59.5% and 52.8% of all residents are both poor and affected.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyDo poor families in Akwa Ibom have clean water and toilets?
31.5% of residents are poor and lack safe drinking water, 48.4% are poor and lack an improved toilet, and 52.8% are poor and cook with wood, charcoal or dung.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow does insecurity affect poor families in Akwa Ibom?
15.8% of people in Akwa Ibom are both poor and live in a household that suffered a security shock such as theft, kidnapping or attack in the previous year.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow Akwa Ibom compares with other states
Multidimensionally poor (share of people) (2021/22)
Akwa Ibom ranks 17 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensionally poor (share of people) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Kaduna | 73.9% |
| 15 | Katsina | 72.7% |
| 16 | Borno | 72.5% |
| 17 | Akwa Ibom | 71.3% |
| 18 | Niger | 69.1% |
| 19 | Adamawa | 68.7% |
| 20 | Ogun | 68.1% |
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Sources
- National Bureau of Statistics: Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (2022), Appendix D tables by state, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 26498590b192…)
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