Poverty and living standards in Jigawa, Nigeria: official figures
84.3% of people in Jigawa were multidimensionally poor in the 2022 Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (survey 2021/22), about 5.76 million people. That rate is 4th highest of the 36 states and the FCT; the national rate was 63%.
How severe is poverty in Jigawa?
Jigawa's 5.76 million poor people are 4.3% of the 133 million multidimensionally poor people in Nigeria. On average a poor person in Jigawa is deprived in 45.7% of the weighted indicators (the intensity of poverty), giving an MPI value of 0.385.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children in Jigawa live in poverty?
Children are hit harder: 85.5% of under-18s in Jigawa are multidimensionally poor, against 82.8% of adults.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyWhat do poor households in Jigawa go without?
The most common deprivations among poor people in Jigawa are poor housing materials, cooking with wood, charcoal or dung and undernourished members: 76.3%, 67.0% and 65.9% of all residents are both poor and affected.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyDo poor families in Jigawa have clean water and toilets?
6.1% of residents are poor and lack safe drinking water, 60.7% are poor and lack an improved toilet, and 67.0% are poor and cook with wood, charcoal or dung.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow does insecurity affect poor families in Jigawa?
16.1% of people in Jigawa 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 Jigawa compares with other states
Multidimensionally poor (share of people) (2021/22)
Jigawa ranks 4 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensionally poor (share of people) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sokoto | 90.5% |
| 2 | Bayelsa | 88.5% |
| 3 | Gombe | 86.2% |
| 4 | Jigawa | 84.3% |
| 5 | Plateau | 84.0% |
| 6 | Yobe | 83.5% |
| 7 | Kebbi | 82.2% |
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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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