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Bookmark or Share- Poverty - Our World in DataGlobal 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.
- Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World BankIn 2022, a total of 712 million people globally were living in extreme poverty, an increase of 23 million people compared to 2019. We cannot reduce poverty and inequality without also addressing intertwined global challenges, including slow economic growth, fragility and conflict, and climate change.
- March 2024 global poverty update from the World Bank: first estimates ...With more recent survey data, this March 2024 PIP update is the first to report a global poverty number for 2020-2022, the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimate that COVID-19 increased extreme poverty in the world, as measured by the international poverty line of $2.15, from 8.9 percent in 2019 to 9.7 percent in 2020 (see Figure 1).
- 2023 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)2023 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Unstacking global poverty: Data for high impact action. Posted on: July 11, 2023. This report presents a compact update on the state of multidimensional poverty (henceforth referred to as “poverty”) in the world.
- Extreme poverty: How far have we come, and how far ... - Our World in DataThe 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.
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