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1. • • Around 700 million people live on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line. Extreme poverty remains concentrated in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, fragile and conflict-affected areas, and rural areas. After decades of progress, the pace of global poverty reduction began to slow by 2015, in tandem with subdued economic growth.
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   What can we learn from data on extreme poverty?

   • The fact that rapid progress against poverty has been achieved in many places is one of the most important lessons we can learn from the available data on extreme poverty.

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   Does the world still have extreme poverty?

   • Over the past two centuries the world made good progress against extreme poverty. But only very recently has poverty fallen at higher poverty lines. Economic growth over the past two centuries has allowed the majority of the world to leave extreme poverty behind. But by the standards of today’s rich countries, the world remains very poor.

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   What is the World Bank poverty & inequality data explorer?

   • This data explorer provides a range of indicators obtained from the World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or consumption, per capita.

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   How do we measure poverty globally?

   • To measure poverty globally, however, we need to apply a poverty line that is consistent across countries. This is the goal of the International Poverty Line of $2.15 per day – shown in red in the chart – which is set by the World Bank and used by the UN to monitor extreme poverty around the world.

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3. ourworldindata.org › povertyPoverty - Our World in Data

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   Key Insights on Poverty. Measuring global poverty in an unequal world. Global extreme poverty declined substantially over the last generation. The pandemic pushed millions into extreme poverty. Hundreds of millions will remain in extreme poverty on current trends. The rapid progress seen in many countries shows an end to poverty is possible.

4. ourworldindata.org › extreme-poverty-in-briefExtreme poverty: How far have we come ... - Our World in Data

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   Aug 27, 2023 · The majority of the world left extreme poverty behind. To me, this ranks among the most impressive and most important achievements in humanity’s history. But, as we’ve seen, the fight against extreme poverty is far from over. Almost one in ten people still live in extreme poverty right now.

5. ourworldindata.org › from-1-90-to-2-15-a-day-theFrom $1.90 to $2.15 a day: the updated ... - Our World in Data

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   Oct 26, 2022 · To track progress towards its goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030, the UN relies on World Bank estimates of the share of the world population that fall below the International Poverty Line. In September 2022, the figure at which this poverty line is set shifted from $1.90 to $2.15.

6. ourworldindata.org › owid-entry-redesignIntroducing our updated work on Poverty ... - Our World in Data

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   Oct 18, 2022 · To help solve this challenge, over the past year, our product and engineering teams have been working on the design of a new format for collecting and presenting all our data, research, and writing on particular topics. We’ve now published the first example of this redesign for one topic – Poverty.

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   History. Funding and collaborations. Usage. See also. References. External links. Our World in Data ( OWID) is a scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality .