According to the analysis, with a staggering 333m children living in extreme poverty in 2022, addressing the structural root causes that affect children living in extreme poverty is imperative. Nearly 90pc of extremely poor children in the world reside in either Sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia. Meanwhile, all other regions in the world have seen a steady decline in extreme poverty rates, with the exception of the Middle East and North Africa. “Compounding crises, from the impacts of Covid-19, conflict, climate change and economic shocks, have stalled progress, and left millions of children in extreme poverty. While 45pc of extremely poor children live in low-income countries; half of all extremely poor children live in lower middle-income countries.
