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  2. Poverty in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Due to the lack of progress in reducing the rate of poverty in Ethiopia, a map of marginality was created for the region to survey the state of poverty. [4] In Marginality as a Root Cause of Poverty: Identifying Marginality Hotspots in Ethiopia, Gatzweiler defines marginality as "an involuntary position and condition of an individual or group at the margins of social, political, economic ...

  3. List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty

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    The second table lists countries by the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line—the poverty line deemed appropriate for a country by its authorities. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. [9] Definitions of the poverty line vary considerably among nations.

  4. Economy of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    The country must create hundreds of thousands of jobs every year just to keep up with population growth. [31] In 2023, Ethiopia reached an estimated GDP of 156.1 billion nominal dollars and an estimated PPP of 393.85 billion dollars. This mostly comes from a services-based economy with agriculture.

  5. Demographics of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    The population was only about nine million in the 19th century. [6] The 2007 Population and Housing Census results show that the population of Ethiopia grew at an average annual rate of 2.6% between 1994 and 2007, down from 2.8% during the period 1983–1994. As of 2015, the population growth rate is among the top ten countries in the world. [7]

  6. New Evidence Ties World Bank to Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia

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    The World Bank has long made Ethiopia a top priority, funneling loans to its government to help the East African nation of some 90 million people move past its legacy of poverty and famine. In 2005, the bank cut off funding for Ethiopia after the country’s authoritarian leaders massacred scores of people and arrested some 20,000 political ...

  7. Rural flight in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    While rural poverty declined from 45.5% in 1995–96 to 23.5% in 2015–16, the urban poverty also declined 33.2% to 14.8% in the same period. Rural poverty rate is twice higher than urban poverty. Informal sector has been the major instant source of employment in Ethiopia rather than formal, which requires specialized skill and working capital ...

  8. Despite waiver from U.S. on aid freeze, health and ... - AOL

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    Yirga Gebregziabher, a manager at the Organization for Social Service, Health and Development in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, said: "We were told to stop, even ongoing activities. It is not clear."

  9. Food security in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Especially among the poverty-stricken rural population, the livelihood of most Ethiopians depends on agriculture. Although it is a country with "significant agricultural potential because of its water resources, its fertile land areas, and its large labor pool," this potential goes largely undeveloped. [ 7 ]