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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
East Asia & Pacific
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
65.8
58.2
45.5
42.8
33.2
21.6
17.6
13.3
10.4
8.8
4.5
2.7
1.6
1.2
..
..
Share of total poor population (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
52.5
49.1
43.5
41.8
36.2
28.8
26.8
23.1
20.5
18.7
10.8
7.0
4.7
3.7
..
..
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
95.1
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.2
95.1
95.5
95.5
95.5
98.0
97.6
97.6
97.5
97.4
..
..
Europe & Central Asia
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
3.2
6.2
8.3
9.8
7.4
6.2
4.3
4.1
3.8
3.6
3.3
3.1
2.3
2.3
2.3
..
Share of total poor population (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
0.7
1.5
2.1
2.5
2.0
2.0
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.7
..
..
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
84.4
87.2
96.0
99.5
99.0
98.9
93.1
91.0
90.8
90.7
90.6
89.7
89.4
87.4
87.2
..
Latin America & Caribbean
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
16.8
15.7
16.2
14.7
12.4
10.4
7.5
6.4
6.0
5.1
4.5
4.2
4.3
4.3
3.9
4.7
Share of total poor population (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
3.7
3.6
4.3
4.1
3.9
4.1
3.4
3.3
3.5
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.9
4.2
..
..
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
85.0
90.5
94.2
95.9
96.0
94.9
94.6
89.0
91.4
91.4
91.5
91.6
86.6
86.7
86.8
86.9
Middle East & North Africa
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
6.3
5.2
4.8
4.0
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2.7
2.5
1.9
2.2
2.2
2.4
5.3
9.6
..
..
..
Share of total poor population (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
..
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.8
1.1
2.5
5.6
..
..
..
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
75.9
75.4
86.4
75.5
..
85.4
78.8
74.3
90.9
91.1
91.5
77.8
51.3
..
..
..
South Asia
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
49.8
46.3
41.9
..
39.8
34.9
30.3
26.0
21.4
19.6
18.9
16.6
10.1
8.6
..
..
Share of total poor population (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
28.3
28.4
29.9
..
34.3
37.8
38.2
38.1
35.8
35.5
38.6
36.9
26.9
24.4
..
..
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
97.3
98.8
98.6
..
98.6
98.4
98.4
98.3
98.3
98.2
98.2
96.5
96.5
96.4
..
..
Sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
53.8
58.6
57.6
56.9
54.7
48.8
44.6
42.2
41.0
39.9
38.7
37.7
35.4
34.9
..
..
Share of total poor population (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
13.9
16.5
19.2
20.2
22.8
26.3
29.0
32.7
37.0
39.2
43.7
47.5
56.2
59.4
..
..
Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
53.2
71.1
70.1
75.0
81.3
89.0
89.3
91.9
93.0
89.8
91.5
89.6
71.1
54.3
..
..
World
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
37.9
35.7
31.3
30.4
26.9
21.7
18.8
16.3
14.2
13.2
11.7
10.8
9.0
8.5
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..
Share of total poor population (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
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Survey coverage for poverty headcount ratio (at $2.15 a day, 2017 PPP)
85.3
88.5
89.7
69.5
89.6
94.7
94.1
90.7
93.2
94.5
94.7
93.4
86.5
78.8
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