Over the past three decades, the number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day in terms of 2017 Purchasing Power Parities either dropped or remained stable across all regions except for Sub-Saharan Africa. On the continent, the number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day increased from 271.5 million in 1990 to nearly 390 million in 2019. East Asia & The Pacific saw the most significant poverty reduction during the period, where 23.6 million lived in poverty in 2019 compared to more than one billion in 1990. Even though the absolute number of people living in poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa increased, the share fell during the same period, indicating that there has been poverty reduction in the region as well.
Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide in 2017 PPP from 1990 to 2019, by region
(in millions)
Characteristic
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East & North Africa
East Asia & The Pacific
Other high-income countries
South Asia
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & The Caribbean
2019
389
-
23.64
6.68
156.28
11.77
27.76
2018
384.85
29.08
31.96
6.68
181.73
11.98
27.27
2017
385.3
22.77
39.65
7.68
225.68
13.96
27.59
2016
383.8
20.38
46.23
6.89
279.39
14.05
27.49
2015
378.27
17.81
55.25
7.93
292.37
15.57
25.84
2014
368.74
9.27
72.63
7.29
310.56
17.17
26.12
2013
369.56
7.77
90.48
6.78
323.12
16.38
27.41
2012
369.46
7.15
176.13
6.17
332.38
17.93
30.31
2011
365.49
7.14
205.33
5.97
356.94
18.56
35.31
2010
366.09
6.1
261.8
5.37
429.7
19.95
37.72
2009
372.08
7.29
303.47
5.4
474.58
20.16
41.16
2008
366.22
7.66
341.67
5.3
484.67
20.72
43.2
2007
368.78
7.85
360.81
5.13
499.22
23.39
45.96
2006
369.05
8.1
401.95
5.2
519.18
26.07
47.59
2005
369.59
8.25
409.47
5.61
532.38
29.33
57.66
2004
372.16
8.83
493.49
5.5
551.23
29.48
60.18
2003
380.6
9.53
558.44
5.66
568.73
33.95
65.24
2002
378.61
-
614.97
4.85
575.66
34.76
66.02
2001
375.69
10
682.54
4.74
-
39.17
69.32
2000
371.14
10.13
717.86
4.71
-
43
69.83
1999
364.87
11.03
769.75
4.95
-
46.24
74.61
1998
356.62
11.29
822.5
5.2
-
36.01
72.75
1997
348.57
12.32
795.81
5.09
-
36.51
75.72
1996
341.57
12.65
790.88
5
542.03
38.92
78.6
1995
338.15
13.47
859.15
4.56
548.3
38.76
68.98
1994
333.27
12.18
910.98
4.54
560.07
38.63
67.73
1993
320.99
12.52
974.9
4.69
557.98
29.89
72.12
1992
305.25
13.38
1,011.05
4.35
559.21
24.95
71.89
1991
289.17
16.05
1,040.57
4.1
567.35
17.59
70.21
1990
271.49
14
1,055.54
4.09
562.99
14.96
73.16
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World Bank. (April 8, 2022). Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide in 2017 PPP from 1990 to 2019, by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341340/number-people-poverty-world-region/
World Bank. "Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide in 2017 PPP from 1990 to 2019, by region (in millions)." Chart. April 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341340/number-people-poverty-world-region/
World Bank. (2022). Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide in 2017 PPP from 1990 to 2019, by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341340/number-people-poverty-world-region/
World Bank. "Number of People Living on Less than 2.15 U.S. Dollars a Day Worldwide in 2017 Ppp from 1990 to 2019, by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341340/number-people-poverty-world-region/
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Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide in 2017 PPP from 1990 to 2019, by region (in millions) [Graph], World Bank, April 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341340/number-people-poverty-world-region/