Extreme Poverty Decreased During the MDG Years

Percentage of global population living on less than $3.00 per day (2021 PPP)

Line chart shows that the percentage of the world's population living in extreme poverty has decreased from above 40 percent in 1996 to roughly 10 percent by 2019.

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The international poverty line aims to reflect the national poverty lines of the world’s poorest countries. The World Bank periodically updates the line with the release of new purchasing power parities (PPPs), which adjust for differences in the cost of living between countries. For much of the MDG period, the line was $1.25 per day in 2005 PPP. Though, it has since been revised several times, most recently to $3.00 per day in 2021 PPP.

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