POVERTY & INEQUALITY UPDATE © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/229ff18129687a785f08af7cfb28e5e1-0350012025/original/WBG-Poverty-and-Inequality-Update-Fall-2025.pdf ONE IN TEN PEOPLE GLOBALLY LIVE IN EXTREME POVERTY 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. © 2026 The World Bank Group,