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Oct 7, 2020 · More than 60% of the world’s poorest people live in Sub-Saharan Africa, which at 41% has the highest regional poverty rate. Around a quarter of the world’s population (24.1%; 1,811 million people) live on less than $3.20/day, while almost half (43.6%; 3,271 million people) live on less than $5.50/day. Table 1.
Aug 27, 2023 · Extreme poverty: How far have we come, and how far do we still have to go? - Our World in Data. Extreme poverty: How far have we come, and how far do we still have to go? The world has made immense progress against extreme poverty, but it is still the reality for almost one in ten people worldwide. By: Max Roser. August 27, 2023.
Notably, this update includes for the first time poverty estimates based on imputed consumption data for three countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (Somalia, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe), including data on Somalia that previously had no survey estimate available in PovcalNet.
