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Global poverty is one of the most pressing problems that the world faces today. The poorest in the world are often undernourished, without access to basic services such as electricity and safe drinking water; they have less access to education, and suffer from much poorer health.
15 paź 2024 · 8.5 percent of the global population – almost 700 million people – live today on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line relevant for low-income countries. Three-quarters of all people in extreme poverty live in Sub-Saharan Africa or in fragile and conflict-affected countries.
27 sie 2023 · The definition of poverty differs from country to country, but in high-income countries, the poverty line is around $30 per day. 1 Even in the world’s richest countries, a substantial share of people – between every 10th and every 5th person – lives below this poverty line.
20 wrz 2024 · The World Bank’s Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) released updated global poverty estimates. Depending on the availability of survey data, global and regional poverty data are reported up to 2022.
How poverty is defined and measured varies across the world. The national poverty line for a country is typically a monetary threshold below which a person's minimum basic needs cannot be met, taking into account the country's economic and social circumstances.
Today, almost 700 million people (8.5 percent of the global population) live in extreme poverty - on less than $2.15 per day. Progress has stalled amid low growth, setbacks due to COVID-19, and increased fragility. Poverty rates in low-income countries are higher than before the pandemic.
15 paź 2024 · Almost 700 million people globally were living in extreme poverty in 2024. Around 3.5 billion people (44 percent of the global population) remain poor by a standard that is more relevant for upper-middle-income countries ($6.85 per day).
