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Poverty rates at international poverty lines Part 2
World Development Indicators:
Poverty rates at international poverty lines Part 2
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1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2015
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
East Asia & Pacific
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
76.9
71.6
58.6
55.4
45.3
32.7
26.5
21.2
17.4
15.0
10.1
6.7
3.5
2.7
2.9
2.8
2.5
2.3
Share of total poor population (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
53.2
51.0
46.1
44.0
39.2
33.2
31.2
28.5
25.5
23.5
18.1
14.0
8.7
6.9
6.9
6.7
6.4
5.9
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
95.2
95.5
95.4
95.4
95.1
95.1
95.5
95.5
95.5
98.0
97.6
97.5
97.4
97.4
94.5
94.5
94.4
94.4
Europe & Central Asia
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
7.1
10.6
13.2
15.6
11.0
9.0
6.7
6.6
6.4
6.3
1.6
1.7
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
Share of total poor population (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
1.4
2.1
2.8
3.3
2.4
2.3
1.9
2.2
2.2
2.4
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
84.4
87.2
96.0
99.4
97.8
98.9
93.0
91.0
90.9
90.8
90.6
89.7
89.4
87.4
93.6
93.5
93.4
93.3
Latin America & Caribbean
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
21.4
20.8
20.5
20.1
17.5
14.6
10.2
8.7
7.9
7.6
6.9
6.1
6.1
6.2
5.8
6.5
5.2
4.7
Share of total poor population (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
4.1
4.1
4.5
4.5
4.3
4.3
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.8
4.5
4.7
4.2
4.8
4.0
3.7
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
85.0
90.5
94.2
95.9
95.8
94.9
94.6
88.9
91.4
91.4
91.5
92.0
87.0
87.2
90.0
90.0
90.1
90.1
Middle East & North Africa
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
12.4
11.0
9.5
7.9
..
5.5
5.0
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.6
6.5
7.5
..
8.6
8.6
8.5
8.7
Share of total poor population (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.0
..
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.5
2.5
3.6
..
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.7
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
76.0
75.4
86.6
75.9
..
85.6
85.4
80.6
97.4
97.3
91.5
77.8
51.1
..
66.8
66.8
66.7
66.7
South Asia
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
52.8
49.6
46.9
..
47.0
43.0
36.0
30.1
27.4
25.2
22.7
..
..
..
10.3
8.8
7.3
6.3
Share of total poor population (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
26.1
25.8
27.6
..
32.2
35.6
35.3
34.3
34.3
33.8
35.2
..
..
..
22.1
19.3
16.9
14.9
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
97.2
98.7
98.6
..
98.5
98.4
98.4
98.3
98.3
98.2
98.2
..
..
..
84.4
84.2
84.1
84.0
Sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
60.9
64.1
63.4
62.7
61.1
55.8
51.9
49.6
48.6
47.4
46.5
45.7
44.9
44.7
..
..
..
..
Share of total poor population (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
13.7
15.4
17.6
18.3
20.5
23.3
26.6
30.2
32.9
35.0
40.2
47.2
58.5
61.3
..
..
..
..
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
52.5
71.0
70.0
74.8
81.3
89.0
89.2
92.0
93.1
90.0
91.6
89.7
71.0
54.0
..
..
..
..
World
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
43.6
42.2
38.0
37.3
33.8
28.4
24.2
21.0
19.1
17.9
15.5
13.3
11.1
..
11.2
11.0
10.5
10.2
Share of total poor population (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
85.3
88.5
89.8
69.6
89.6
94.7
94.5
91.4
93.9
95.2
94.8
57.1
50.4
..
73.4
73.3
70.9
79.0
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