Highest Poverty in Sudan

Top 97 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · Sudan

Highest Poverty — Sudan

1 Khashm al Qirbah 39 10.1%

2 Omdurman 29 10.1%

3 Nyala 49 10.1%

4 New Halfa 52 10.1%

5 Merowe 43 10.1%

6 Mellit 55 10.1%

7 Marabba 41 10.1%

8 Maiurno 58 10.1%

9 Kutum 55 10.1%

10 Kurmuk 42 10.1%

11 Kuraymah 43 10.1%

12 Kosti 41 10.1%

13 Kināna 58 10.1%

14 Port Sudan 36 10.1%

15 Khartoum North 29 10.1%

16 Khartoum 29 10.1%

17 Kassala 52 10.1%

18 Kas 49 10.1%

19 Kadugli 50 10.1%

20 Kabkābīyah 55 10.1%

21 Jubayt 36 10.1%

22 Jalqani 58 10.1%

23 Ghubaysh 62 10.1%

24 Gereida 49 10.1%

25 Gebeit 36 10.1%

26 Tokār 36 10.1%

27 Zalinjay 61 10.1%

28 Wagar 52 10.1%

29 Wad Rāwah 38 10.1%

30 Wad Medani 38 10.1%

31 Wad az Zāki 41 10.1%

32 Umm Shawkah 58 10.1%

33 Umm Ruwaba 56 10.1%

34 Umm Kaddadah 55 10.1%

35 Umm Dafog 49 10.1%

36 Um Jar Al Gharbiyya 41 10.1%

37 Tullus 49 10.1%

38 Er Roseires 42 10.1%

39 Tandaltī 41 10.1%

40 Talodi 50 10.1%

41 Suakin 36 10.1%

42 Sinkat 36 10.1%

43 Singa 58 10.1%

44 Shendi 53 10.1%

45 Sh'īarīah 60 10.1%

46 Sennar 58 10.1%

47 Rufā‘a 38 10.1%

48 Rahad al Bardi 49 10.1%

49 Rabak 41 10.1%

50 Al Hasaheisa 38 10.1%

51 Al Qadarif 39 10.1%

52 Al Mijlad 62 10.1%

53 Al Masallamiyya 38 10.1%

54 Al Manāqil 38 10.1%

55 Al Lagowa 62 10.1%

56 Al Kiremit al ‘Arakiyyīn 38 10.1%

57 Al Kawa 41 10.1%

58 Al-Junaynah 47 10.1%

59 Al Jazeera Aba 41 10.1%

60 Al Hilāliyya 38 10.1%

61 Al Ḩawātah 39 10.1%

62 Al Qiţena 41 10.1%

63 Al Fūlah 50 10.1%

64 Al-Fāw 39 10.1%

65 Al-Fashaqah 39 10.1%

66 Ad Douiem 41 10.1%

67 Ad-Dindar 58 10.1%

68 Ad Dindar 58 10.1%

69 Ad-Damir 53 10.1%

70 Ad-Damazin 42 10.1%

71 Ad Dabbah 43 10.1%

72 Abyei 62 10.1%

73 Abū Zabad 62 10.1%

74 Bārah 56 10.1%

75 El Obeid 56 10.1%

76 El Matama 53 10.1%

77 El Geneina Fort 47 10.1%

78 El Fasher 55 10.1%

79 El Daein 60 10.1%

80 El Bauga 53 10.1%

81 Dongola 43 10.1%

82 Doka 39 10.1%

83 Dilling 50 10.1%

84 Burām 49 10.1%

85 Berber 53 10.1%

86 Abu Jibeha 50 10.1%

87 Babanūsah 62 10.1%

88 Atbara 53 10.1%

89 Ash Shallāl 42 10.1%

90 As Sūkī 58 10.1%

91 Aroma 52 10.1%

92 Argo 43 10.1%

93 'Ārdamatā 47 10.1%

94 Ar Rahad 56 10.1%

95 An Nuhūd 62 10.1%

96 ALdinigila wad dhahi 41 10.1%

97 Al-Quṭaynah 41 10.1%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Sudan face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Khashm al Qirbah has a poverty rate of 10.1%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Khashm al Qirbah, 10.1% of residents — roughly 1 in 10 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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