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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025
Released in October 2025, the UNDP-OPHI Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 - Overlapping Hardships: Poverty and Climate Hazards - counts 1.1 billion people as multidimensionally poor across 109 countries, and for the first time maps how many of them are also exposed to climate shocks. India stands out for a steep fall in deprivation, from 55.1 percent of its people poor in 2005-06 to 16.4 percent by 2019-21.
Last updated 14 July 20265 min read
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Global MPI 2025 released: India down to 16.4% multidimensionally poor (from 55.1% in 2005-06); 1.1 billion poor worldwide, now mapped against climate hazards.
- MPI
- UNDP
- OPHI
- NITI Aayog
- multidimensional poverty
- poverty index
- Human Development Report
- climate hazards
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