According to the Living Conditions Survey (LCS) conducted in 2014/15 the number of people living below R2 per day, (which translates to about R62 per capita, per month) amounted to 34 700 (in 2015). This translates to 0,1% of the total population in 2015, please see Table 1 below.
Table 1: Number and proportion of the population by poverty status - 2015
2015 |
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Poverty line of R2 per day (R62 per month) |
No. of people |
% |
Non poor |
54 732 727 |
99,9 |
Poor |
34 700 |
0,1 |
Total |
54 767 427 |
100,00 |
Source: Living Conditions Survey 2014/15
The LCS is a survey specifically designed to measure poverty and inequality levels as well as living conditions in South Africa. Since the last LCS conducted in 2014/15 there has not been another survey of this nature conducted due to lack of funding.
Risenga Maluleke
Statistician-General
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Dr NC Dlamini-Zuma Minister in the Presidency: lanning Monitoring and Evaluation |
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