Global, regional and national trends in economic poverty
Two interactive charts let you explore global, regional and national trends in the number and proportion of people living in poverty between 1990 and 2022.
This data tool allows you to explore poverty trends from 1990 to 2022 at global, national and regional levels.
Use these interactive charts to view changes in the number and proportion of people living in poverty around the world in recent decades. Data is disaggregated geographically and by different poverty lines. Read more about recent trends in economic poverty in our factsheet.
Global, regional and national trends in poverty: 1990–2022
An interactive chart enabling you to explore global, regional and national trends in the number and percentage of people living in poverty between 1990 and 2022.
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A drop-down menu above the chart enables you to view the change in the number (in millions) of people living in poverty or the percentage of people living in poverty between 1990 and 2022. Further drop-down menus provide options allowing you to filter the data by region and by different poverty line thresholds. You can also hover over a country to view specific national data.
You can zoom in and out of the map using the buttons at the top of the chart and return to the default view using the “Reset” button below the map.
Source: Development Initiatives based on World Bank PIP, Mahler et al. 2022, UN World Population Prospects and IMF World Economic Outlook. Forecasts begin in 2020. Please read our methodology publication for further information.
Notes: *The ‘Other high-income’ category is a result of the World Bank’s poverty estimation methodology. We have retained it to allow more accurate estimates of poverty data in countries without a recent poverty survey. For more detail, read our background and methodology note. The boundaries and names used for countries and regions on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by Development Initiatives Poverty Research Ltd.
► Find out more about global, regional and national poverty trends in our 2023 economic poverty factsheet.
People living in poverty by global region: 2002–2022
An interactive chart enabling you to explore regional trends in the number of people living in poverty between 2002 and 2022.
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The drop-down menu above the chart enables you to select different poverty line thresholds to view changes in the number of people living in poverty from 2002 to 2022. To view regional data for each poverty line threshold, click on the regions listed in the chart legend and hover over the highlighted section of the chart to see specific data totals.
Source: Development Initiatives based on World Bank PIP, Mahler et al. 2022, UN World Population Prospects and IMF World Economic Outlook. Forecasts begin in 2020. Please read our methodology publication for further information.
Note: *The ‘Other high-income’ category is a result of the World Bank’s poverty estimation methodology. We have retained it to allow more accurate estimates of poverty data in countries without a recent poverty survey. For more detail, read our background and methodology note.
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