Poverty
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Behind the numbers: How we measure global poverty
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/behind-the-numbers--how-we-measure-global-poverty

Around 831 million people worldwide are living in extreme poverty. But how is this number derived, and where does the data come from?

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Tracking Gender Disparities in Global Poverty
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Tracking Gender Disparities in Global Poverty
https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/942eb37c296b9938e18571f329fa2e38-0140022025/related/Global-Poverty-Trends-for-women-101425-post-QER.pdf
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Fall 2025 Poverty and Inequality Update
https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/229ff18129687a785f08af7cfb28e5e1-0350012025/original/WBG-Poverty-and-Inequality-Update-Fall-2025.pdf
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EXPLORE POVERTY FOCUS AREAS
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INVESTING
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IN POVERTY REDUCTION
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BY THE NUMBERS: POVERTY

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WB_WDI_SI_POV_DDAY
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP)
%
WB_PIP_NPOOR_IPL
Population living on less than $3.00 a day (millions of people, 2021 PPP)
WB_WDI_SI_POV_LMIC
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of Population
WB_WDI_SI_POV_UMIC
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
WB_WDI_SI_SPR_PGAP
Prosperity Gap (Average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)
Average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day
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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

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Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2026: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2026: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis
This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet, and explores potential pathways out of today's polycrisis.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/poverty-prosperity-and-planet
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Child Poverty: Global, Regional and Select National Trends
Child Poverty: Global, Regional and Select National Trends
Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households living on less than $3 a day, the extreme poverty line used for low-income countries.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/publication/child-poverty-global-regional-and-select-national-trends
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