This series of reports provides an overview of household income sources, employment, and poverty levels. It captures how livelihoods are shifting in response to ongoing economic and political disruptions and tracks changes in income-generating activities over time.
Latest Findings from January - June 2024
- Household welfare has deteriorated considerably over the past two years.
- Fewer rural households reported non-farm business income as their primary livelihood (−4.1 percentage points), while more relied on farm wages (+2.9 percentage points).
- Households reported fewer income sources, averaging 1.6 compared to nearly 2 two years ago.
- Median real income per adult equivalent declined by 8.4% over the past year and by 18.2% over two years.
- The income-based poverty rate increased to 63.6% in early 2024, up from 60.9% in 2023 and 56.2% in 2022.
- Urban income-based poverty increased by 9.2 percentage points in one year, while rural income-based poverty rose by 0.2 percentage points.
- Remittances reduce poverty risk by 21 percentage points.
- Key drivers of welfare decline include conflict, inflation, macroeconomic mismanagement, and breakdown of public services.
Round |
Dates |
Link to Report |
7 |
Jan 2024 – Jun 2024 |
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6 |
Jun 2023 – Nov 2023 |
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5 |
Mar 2023 – Jun 2023 |
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4 |
Oct 2022 – Dec 2022 |
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3 |
Jul 2022 – Aug 2022 |
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2 |
Apr 2022 – Jun 2022 |
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1 |
Dec 2021 – Feb 2022 |