2001/2002
2007
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
36,7
26.6
25.0
13.2
51.1
44.3
National Urban Rural
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
(%) of people living in poverty according to their area of residence
Source: INE QUIBB 2007
2001
2007
13,3
8,1
7,9
3,3
14.3
National Urban Rural
DEPTH OF POVERTY
% to the threshold to eradicate poverty
Source: INE QUIBB 2007
25
20
15
10
5
0
20,0
2001
2007
6,5
3,6
1,3
National Urban Rural
Intensity of Poverty
% in variation in consumption baskets of impoverished people
Source: INE QUIBB 2007
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
10,2
3,4
6,3
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Praia, December 10th, 2008
GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
Official publication of the QUIBB 2007 data
“Governing with dialogue, principles and responsibility, always with a deep love of the country.”
Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves
Situation in 2001
1. Number of people living in poverty: 163.200
2. 36.7% of the population;
a) 25% in urban areas;
b) 20% in rural areas;
3. Depth of poverty 13,3%
a) 7.9% in urban areas;
a) 20% in rural areas;
4. Intensity of poverty 6,5%;
a) 3.6% in urban areas;
b) 10.20% in the rural areas;
Situation in 2007
1. It declined to 130.900; -32.300 people
2. Level declined to 26,6%; -10.1%
a) 13.2% in urban areas; -11.8%
b) 44.30% in rural areas; -6.8%
3. Depth of poverty reduced to 8.1% -5.2%
a) 3.3% in urban areas; -4.6%
b) 14.3% in rural areas; -5.7%
4. It declined to 3.4% -3.1%
a) 1.3% in urban areas; -2.3%
b) 6.3% in rural areas; -3.9%
In 2002 the Government determined about the country strategy: "It must combine the economic and social development in a more explicit way, in order to fight poverty and to prevent the aggravation of social inequality, allowing for a sustainable economic and social development of the islands.” Here are the results!
