UNDP has recently published a study, based on a survey conducted in July 2024 with 667 respondents, provides a detailed portrait of the deepening vulnerabilities affecting Yangon’s urban and peri-urban communities in the wake of economic downturn, political instability, displacement, and amid a backdrop of shrinking international aid and donor support that has further constrained response capacity.

The scale of urban poverty has risen dramatically in recent years. In 2017, 10% of Yangon’s urban population was classified as poor. By 2023, this figure had increased to 43%. Given Yangon’s total urban population of approximately 6.2 million people, this translates into an increase of about 2 million, with nearly 2.7 million individuals now living in poverty.

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