According to the United
Nations (UN), India’s poverty rate fell dramatically as 415 million people
moved out of extreme poverty.
The estimates of 110
nations were used in the most recent update to the worldwide Multidimensional
Poverty Index (MPI).Read also this: What to Expect From World Population Day 2023, It’s Meaning and Theme
According to the UNDP
report, in just 15 years, from 2005-06 to 2019-21, India saw a
significant reduction in poverty, with 415 million people departing from poverty.
Between 2010 and 2014, 69 million Chinese and 8 million Indonesians were
rescued from poverty, respectively.
Within 15 years, MPI
values in as many as 25 nations, including India, have been halved. Cambodia,
China, the Congo, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Serbia, and Vietnam are
among these places.
After surpassing China
with 142.86 crore people, India is now the most populated country in the world.
The rate of occurrence
decreased from 55.1% in 2005/2006
View More UN estimates that 415
million people in India have been lifted out of poverty