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Infographic: Syria's rising hunger and poverty rates

90% of Syria's population now lives below the poverty line

February 25, 2023 at 4:44 pm

90%
of Syria’s population now lives below the poverty line

83%
are unemployed

12.4m
Syrians do not know where their next meal will come from, that’s half of the country’s population

Source: Euro-Med Monitor (Oct 2022)

READ: UN Chief says 90% of Syrians live below poverty line