List of South African provinces by poverty rate

This is a list of South African provinces by poverty rate as of 2014. The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The estimates can therefore differ from other estimates, like the national poverty rate.

List Percent of population living on less than $2.15, $3.65 and $6.85 a day, international dollars (2017 PPP) as per the World Bank.

+ Percent of population living on less than poverty thresholdsProvince$2.15$3.65$6.85Estimate year20.5%40.0%61.6%2014Eastern Cape35.6%59.1%77.3%2014Limpopo34.3%56.9%77.1%2014KwaZulu-Natal28.1%52.4%73.1%2014North West23.2%46.9%70.9%2014Mpumalanga20.3%42.4%65.9%2014Northern Cape20.3%40.6%66.8%2014Free State16.3%36.2%62.5%2014Gauteng6.9%19.0%40.9%2014Western Cape6.8%21.3%43.8%2014

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