Overall, both the number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America has increased since 2015, reaching 201 and 82 million persons in 2022, respectively. The recent setback experienced in the region partially reverted the improvements witnessed during the early 2000s. Furthermore, indigenous people in Latin America continue to experience extremely high poverty rates.
Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022
(in millions)
Weighted average of: Argentina, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Uruguay.
*Values for 2022 are projections.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (January 27, 2023). Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2023). Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Number of People Living in Poverty and Extreme Poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, January 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/