Poverty and living standards in Edo, Nigeria: official figures
35.4% of people in Edo were multidimensionally poor in the 2022 Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (survey 2021/22), about 1.40 million people. That rate is 5th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT; the national rate was 63%.
How severe is poverty in Edo?
Edo's 1.40 million poor people are 1.1% of the 133 million multidimensionally poor people in Nigeria. On average a poor person in Edo is deprived in 35.6% of the weighted indicators (the intensity of poverty), giving an MPI value of 0.126.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children in Edo live in poverty?
Children are hit harder: 36.8% of under-18s in Edo are multidimensionally poor, against 34.4% of adults.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyWhat do poor households in Edo go without?
The most common deprivations among poor people in Edo are cooking with wood, charcoal or dung, food insecurity and a health facility more than 30 minutes away: 27.9%, 26.1% and 22.4% of all residents are both poor and affected.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyDo poor families in Edo have clean water and toilets?
14.9% of residents are poor and lack safe drinking water, 22.4% are poor and lack an improved toilet, and 27.9% are poor and cook with wood, charcoal or dung.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow Edo compares with other states
Multidimensionally poor (share of people) (2021/22)
Edo ranks 33 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensionally poor (share of people) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Imo | 40.7% |
| 31 | Osun | 40.7% |
| 32 | Ekiti | 36.0% |
| 33 | Edo | 35.4% |
| 34 | Anambra | 32.1% |
| 35 | Abia | 29.8% |
| 36 | Lagos | 29.4% |
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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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