Poverty and living standards in Delta, Nigeria: official figures
47.6% of people in Delta were multidimensionally poor in the 2022 Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (survey 2021/22), about 2.73 million people. That rate is 9th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT; the national rate was 63%.
How severe is poverty in Delta?
Delta's 2.73 million poor people are 2.1% of the 133 million multidimensionally poor people in Nigeria. On average a poor person in Delta is deprived in 36.4% of the weighted indicators (the intensity of poverty), giving an MPI value of 0.173.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children in Delta live in poverty?
Children are hit harder: 50.5% of under-18s in Delta are multidimensionally poor, against 45.1% of adults.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyWhat do poor households in Delta go without?
The most common deprivations among poor people in Delta are no improved toilet, cooking with wood, charcoal or dung and a health facility more than 30 minutes away: 37.3%, 37.0% and 30.0% of all residents are both poor and affected.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyDo poor families in Delta have clean water and toilets?
20.7% of residents are poor and lack safe drinking water, 37.3% are poor and lack an improved toilet, and 37.0% are poor and cook with wood, charcoal or dung.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow does insecurity affect poor families in Delta?
13.9% of people in Delta 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 Delta compares with other states
Multidimensionally poor (share of people) (2021/22)
Delta ranks 29 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensionally poor (share of people) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Oyo | 48.7% |
| 27 | Kwara | 48.3% |
| 28 | Federal Capital Territory | 48.3% |
| 29 | Delta | 47.6% |
| 30 | Imo | 40.7% |
| 31 | Osun | 40.7% |
| 32 | Ekiti | 36.0% |
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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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