Is extreme poverty falling?
As of 2024, extreme poverty worldwide is 10.4%: −76% since 1990.
Why it changed
Growing economies and wider access to work and social support lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. At the same time, about 847 million people still live on less than $3.00 a day (the World Bank's new poverty line as of 2025, replacing $2.15), and since 2019-2020 the pace of decline has clearly slowed, hit by COVID and a worsening trend in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source · World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, via Our World in Data CC-BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); underlying data: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform Last reviewed 2026-07-06
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What is the source for this number?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, via Our World in Data. Last reviewed 2026-07-06 — CC-BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); underlying data: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform.
How has this changed since 1990?
−76% since 1990. As of 2024, extreme poverty worldwide stands at 10.4%.
What still isn't solved?
About 847 million people still live on less than $3.00 a day (the World Bank's new poverty line as of 2025, replacing $2.15), and since 2019-2020 the pace of decline has clearly slowed, hit by COVID and a worsening trend in Sub-Saharan Africa.