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 282.2 million in 1990 to nearly 411.15 million in 2019. East Asia & The Pacific saw the most significant poverty reduction, where 20.28 million lived in poverty in 2022 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 2022, 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
2022
-
-
20.28
7.13
186.22
2.42
22.61
2021
-
-
22.99
3.59
217.73
2.66
29.46
2020
-
-
22.25
4.06
244.57
2.59
24.77
2019
411.15
18.67
20.61
6.67
197.27
2.26
27
2018
402.82
18.94
24.1
6.83
185.47
2.15
26.79
2017
398.46
18.44
24.74
7.65
228.7
3.54
26.96
2016
393.55
17.32
34.18
6.92
282.91
3.25
26.62
2015
385.31
14.04
47.98
7.99
293.97
4.11
25.03
2014
373.95
10.38
69.63
7.32
312.51
4.9
26.29
2013
371.21
9.26
87.16
6.83
327.52
3.38
26.29
2012
369.55
8.02
165.57
6.2
339.1
4.17
30.56
2011
370.55
7.13
196.95
5.88
363.25
4.34
32.27
2010
370.57
6.48
248.37
5.44
421.79
5.52
34.57
2009
375.82
7.47
282.79
5.45
483.26
5.75
38.71
2008
370.35
8.19
315.19
5.27
499.04
6.57
40.19
2007
372.79
8.3
339.11
5.12
510.16
10.22
43.73
2006
371.67
8.21
381.1
5.22
529.4
15.55
49.54
2005
373.54
8.34
392.56
5.43
547.39
22.27
59.28
2004
376.69
8.27
469.46
5.42
563.4
26.05
61.66
2003
386.42
8.62
532.78
5.65
579.87
34.11
66.04
2002
384.75
-
602.36
5.11
590.25
34.82
67.14
2001
379.15
8.71
678.5
4.94
-
39.11
70.86
2000
375.73
8.49
720.96
4.77
-
43.15
71.31
1999
368.63
9.11
757.47
5.04
-
47.3
76.73
1998
361.5
9.01
809.85
5.32
-
36.01
74.45
1997
353.74
9.8
781.84
5.25
-
35.59
74.41
1996
347.4
10.45
777.98
5.31
548.82
38.16
74.12
1995
342.08
12.26
840.34
4.86
556.99
38.2
66.94
1994
335.77
12.03
914.66
4.89
555.57
38.15
67.53
1993
325.38
12.83
1,000.2
5.2
563.26
29.47
71.97
1992
311.01
13.23
1,019.64
4.59
558.03
25.68
71.21
1991
297.48
14.67
1,038.83
4.09
566.15
19.54
70.44
1990
282.2
14.81
1,044.51
3.84
570.95
16.87
71.45
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