Nepal halves multidimensional poverty in decade
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Nepal reduced multidimensional poverty from 30.1% in 2014 to 13.9% in 2024/25, according to a report from the United Nations Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative.
The country achieved this decrease in overlapping deprivations related to health, education, and living standards in just over ten years.
Nepal stands out as one of 33 nations globally that lowered its Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) by at least half in under fifteen years, demonstrating advancement toward the Sustainable Development Goals. The country’s MPI value decreased by nearly 58% during this period, from 0.133 to 0.056. As a result of these improvements, the number of people experiencing multidimensional poverty in Nepal fell from 8.32 million to 4.11 million.
Between 2022 and 2024/25, the proportion of people facing these combined hardships continued to drop, declining from 16.4% to 13.9%.
