However, this is lower than in 2009 when persons living in extreme poverty were 16,7 million, this is according to the Poverty Trends in South Africa: An examination of absolute poverty between 2006 and 2015 report released by Statistics South Africa today.
JOHANNESBURG - Stats SA’S Poverty Trends report shows the number of people living in extreme poverty increased to nearly 14 million between 2011 and 2015.