| Change since | |
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1970 |
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1990 |
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1993 |
Coverage: Global
Source: World Bank
- The percentage of people living in extreme poverty (on less than one dollar per day) is projected to decline between 1990 and 2008, from 28.3 to 21.6 per cent. Thereafter it is projected to reduce further to 12.5 per cent of the world's population.
- Poverty reduction rates are projected to vary considerably across the globe. Absolute poverty is projected to decline relatively rapidly in Asia but more slowly in other regions. Indeed, poverty rates are projected to rise in Europe and Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa by 2008.