Targets and Indicators

A total of seven targets are associated with it, and each target has specific indicators.

1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day

1.1.1 Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)

1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

1.2.1 Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age

1.2.2 Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable

1.3.1 Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable

1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

1.4.1 Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services

1.4.2 Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, (a) with legally recognized documentation, and (b) who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure

1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

1.5.1 Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

1.5.2 Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP)

1.5.3 Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

1.5.4 Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

1.a Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions

1.a.1 Total official development assistance grants that focus on poverty reduction as a share of the recipient country’s gross national income

1.a.2 Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)

1.b Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions

1.b.1 Pro-poor public social spending 

(United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, n.d.-b, “Targets and Indicators” Section)

Information about progress

Target 1.1: As of 2024, 847 million people are estimated to live below the $3.00 per day poverty line. Globally, the nowcasted estimate projects that extreme poverty will be 10.0% in 2026, only down by 3 percentage points from 2015. An estimated 284 million workers – 7.9% of the employed population - were living in extreme poverty in 2025. Although rates have declined since 2015, progress remains slow and uneven. Young people are more than twice as likely as adults to be working poor.

Target 1.2: Using the most recent post-2020 survey data for 102 countries, 24% of people live below their national poverty line. By 2030, only 1 in 4 countries is likely to halve national poverty rates.

Target 1.3: In 2023, 52.4% of the global population was covered by at least one social protection benefit, up from 42.8% in 2015. Coverage varies widely by function, with unemployment protection remaining limited at 16.7% of unemployed persons, while old-age pensions reached 79.6% of people above retirement age. Only 28.2% of children receive a family or child benefit, 36.4% of women with newborns receive maternity benefits, and 38.9% of persons with severe disabilities receive disability benefits.

Target 1.5: Disasters continue to impose substantial economic costs worldwide. Between 2015 and 2024, reported direct economic losses averaged over $110 billion per year, equivalent to 0.28% of the combined GDP of reporting countries.

Target 1.a: In 2024, data from around 100 reporting countries show that, globally, governments allocate about 47% of total spending to essential services on average. The share is higher in advanced economies (60%) than in emerging markets and developing economies (43%). In 2024, total ODA grants focused on poverty reduction were $19.1 billion, a decrease of 8.7% compared to 2023. (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, n.d.-b, “Progress and Info” Section)

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