PIOJ Reports Decline in Poverty

PIOJ reports decline in poverty

Jamaica’s poverty prevalence for 2023 was estimated at 8.2 per cent, a decline from 16.7 per cent in 2021. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr Wayne Henry, disclosed that it was “the lowest figure ever recorded since poverty...

Decline in Poverty – Jamaica Information Service

Jamaica’s poverty prevalence for 2023 was estimated at 8.2 per cent, a decline from 16.7 per cent in 2021. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, disclosed that it was “the lowest figure ever recorded since poverty rates were first measured in 1989”. Addressing the PIOJ’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday (May 21), […]

Jamaica Achieves Historic Reduction in Poverty, Reports PIOJ

Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica’s poverty rate has declined to its lowest level in recorded history, falling to 8.2 percent in 2023—an extraordinary 50.8 percent reduction from the 16.7 percent rate recorded in 2021. This remarkable achievement was announced by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) during its quarterly press briefing on Wednesday. The figure, which marks the lowest poverty rate since the metric was first recorded in 1989, was der…