According to the World Bank's definition of $1.90 a day, about 710 million people will remain in extreme poverty in 2021 (about one in 10 of the global population). More than 85 percent live in 20 countries. In the past, the vast majority of the world's population lived in conditions of extreme poverty. The proportion of the world's population living in absolute poverty has fallen from more than 80% in 1800 to less than 20% in 2015. That's up from 1.9 billion in 1990 and 1.2 billion in 2008. While there are still many people below the international poverty line, these figures represent significant progress for the international community because they show that one billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty in the past 15 years, the vast majority of them in China.
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People living in extreme poverty are still unable to meet their most basic needs, such as health care, education, water and sanitation. The poverty rate in rural areas of the world is 17.2 percent, more than three times that of urban areas.
The heartbreaking truth is that one in five children lives in extreme poverty. Ensuring social protection for all children and other vulnerable groups is key to poverty reduction.
Half of the world's poor live in just five countries
Of the 736 million people living in extreme poverty worldwide in 2015, half (368 million) were concentrated in just five countries: India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh. These five countries also happen to be the most populous in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, which together account for 85% of the world's poor (629 million).
Poverty has many dimensions, but its causes include unemployment, war, lack of resources, and the extreme vulnerability of Governments and some groups to disasters, disease and other phenomena that prevent them from being productive.
I understood the number of people in poverty is still 710 million in 2021. But, the number gradually decrease. Your introduction is very clear.
ReplyDeleteI learned poverty is decreasing but is still an important issue. I didn't know that half of the poor live in five different countries.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for your report! It reminds me of a common song named Heal the World. What a bad fact!
ReplyDeleteHeal the world, make it the better place, for you and for me and entire human race.
DeleteI learned so many people are suffered from poverty because of several reasons. Your repot is impressing.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to see that poverty is being reduced, but much remains to be done doesn't it. I wonder if the revolution in AI will be able to help us reduce poverty? David
ReplyDeleteI am surprised at half of the world's poor live in different 5 countries.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised at the progress of China about poverty problem. In Japan, goverment don't focus on this problem considerably, but they should take measures as soon as possible like China.
ReplyDeleteIt's shocking to me that poverty is decreasing every year and still so many people are struggling to make ends meet.
ReplyDeleteThe problem of poverty is getting better, but there are a lot of things we should do. I think we have to take actions as soon as possible!!
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