Poverty This page in:English Español Français العربية Русский

Poverty This page in:English Español Français العربية Русский The World Bank Group uses the latest data, evidence, and analysis to help countries develop policies to effectively tackle poverty and improve people's lives. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/overview?intcid=ecr_hp_trendingdata_en_ext From 1990 to 2025, the total number of people worldwide living in extreme poverty declined from around 2.3 billion to around 831 million. The sharp decline over this period was largely driven by robust, broad-based economic growth in East Asia and South Asia.