Beyond the Headcount: The Changing Geography and Composition of Global Poverty, 2003–2024 (English)

https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099727410212633318 Using harmonized household surveys from 154 countries, covering about 96 percent of the global population, this paper examines changes in geography and composition of poverty. It yields two main findings. First, global extreme poverty decreased substantially between 2003 and 2024 (by roughly 1.2 billion people), however progress slowed and became increasingly uneven between 2013 and 2024. By 2024, the poor were concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa...