Poverty rate fell from 5.8% at the start of the year to 3.9%: the work will be organised anew

According to a post on the official website of the Accounts Chamber, work on reducing poverty and raising household incomes will be organised anew. The post gives the following results; a meeting is mentioned at the end.

Figures from the post

Indicator	Start of the year	Now
Poverty rate	5.8%	3.9%
People in need	2.2 million	1.5 million

According to the post, 49 districts and 3,429 mahallas where the work has been organised properly are gradually becoming areas free of unemployment and poverty.

What do the figures show?

The calculations below were made by the author from the numbers in the post:

The poverty rate fell by 1.9 percentage points (5.8 − 3.9).
The number of people in need fell by 0.7 million, i.e. about 700 thousand (2.2 − 1.5), roughly 31.8% of the figure at the start of the year (0.7 / 2.2).

How did the meeting end?

The end of the post says that responsible officials and regional heads reported at the meeting and were instructed to carry out the tasks consistently and with real results.

What is not known?

The post does not say who held the meeting, when it took place or who attended.
It does not say by what method and from what data the poverty rate was calculated.
It does not give the exact dates that «start of the year» and «now» refer to.
It does not give the criteria for calling an area «free of unemployment and poverty».
The content of the new arrangement and the text of the instructions are not in the post.
The date of the post is not given in the source; on our site it was published on 13 November 2026.

Note

This news item relies on the Accounts Chamber's own post. Check the figures against official statistical publications.