Our World in Data - Poverty Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-04-23T20:45:00.000Z Nearly one in ten people worldwide still live in extreme poverty https://ourworldindata.org/nearly-one-in-ten-people-worldwide-still-live-in-extreme-poverty 2026-04-23T20:45:00.000Z Pablo Arriagada
]]> The world has made huge progress in reducing extreme poverty; could this be coming to an end? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-world-has-made-huge-progress-in-reducing-extreme-poverty-could-this-be-coming-to-an-end 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Was the global decline of extreme poverty only due to China? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china 2026-02-21T07:19:00.000Z Max RoserPablo Arriagada
]]> The Syrian civil war has killed hundreds of thousands, displaced millions, and caused poor health and widespread poverty https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-syrian-civil-war-has-killed-hundreds-of-thousands-displaced-millions-and-caused-poor-health-and-widespread-poverty 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z Bastian Herre
]]> The end of progress against extreme poverty? https://ourworldindata.org/end-progress-extreme-poverty 2025-11-17T04:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> The latest World Bank data counts 125 million more people as living in extreme poverty — but the world has not gotten poorer https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-latest-world-bank-data-counts-125-million-more-people-as-living-in-extreme-poverty-but-the-world-has-not-gotten-poorer 2025-09-12T04:00:00.000Z Joe HasellBertha RohenkohlPablo Arriagada
]]> $3 a day: A new poverty line has shifted the World Bank’s data on extreme poverty. What changed, and why? https://ourworldindata.org/new-international-poverty-line-3-dollars-per-day 2025-08-11T04:00:00.000Z Joe HasellBertha RohenkohlPablo Arriagada
]]> How does the World Bank classify countries by income? https://ourworldindata.org/world-bank-income-groups-explained 2025-07-14T04:00:00.000Z Bertha RohenkohlPablo Arriagada
]]> Extreme poverty has not declined in these four Southern African countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-share-living-in-extreme-poverty-has-not-declined-in-these-four-countries-in-southern-africa 2025-07-09T04:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> One in six people live in Sub-Saharan Africa, but it accounts for two-thirds of global extreme poverty https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/one-in-six-people-live-in-sub-saharan-africa-but-it-accounts-for-two-thirds-of-global-extreme-poverty 2025-04-30T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico account for 59% of people living in poverty in Latin America https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/brazil-venezuela-and-mexico-account-for-59-of-people-living-in-poverty-in-latin-america 2025-04-18T04:00:00.000Z Bertha RohenkohlEsteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> China reduced extreme poverty rapidly, but Indonesia hasn't been far behind https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/china-reduced-extreme-poverty-rapidly-but-indonesia-hasnt-been-far-behind 2025-04-02T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> In many countries, more than half of the population faces poverty in multiple dimensions https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-many-countries-more-than-half-of-the-population-faces-poverty-in-multiple-dimensions 2025-01-14T04:00:00.000Z Bertha RohenkohlPablo Arriagada
]]> Beyond income: understanding poverty through the Multidimensional Poverty Index https://ourworldindata.org/multidimensional-poverty-index 2024-12-16T11:34:00.000Z Joe HasellPablo ArriagadaBertha Rohenkohl
]]> Extreme poverty, though lower than in the past, is still very high in Sub-Saharan Africa https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/extreme-poverty-though-vastly-reduced-is-still-very-high-in-sub-saharan-africa 2024-06-17T07:09:00.000Z Pablo Arriagada
]]> National poverty lines differ widely between countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/national-poverty-lines-differ-widely-between-countries 2024-04-17T06:50:42.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> Extreme poverty in China has been almost eliminated — first in urban, then in rural regions https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/extreme-poverty-in-china-has-been-almost-eliminated-first-in-urban-then-in-rural-regions 2024-03-06T08:01:23.000Z Bastian Herre
]]> End poverty in all its forms everywhere https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/no-poverty 2023-07-18T14:13:00.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> SDG Tracker: Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs 2023-07-18T14:11:07.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> OWID Data Collection: Inequality and Poverty https://ourworldindata.org/owid-data-collection-inequality-and-poverty 2023-07-06T15:03:00.000Z Joe HasellPablo Arriagada
]]> From $1.90 to $2.15 a day: the updated International Poverty Line https://ourworldindata.org/from-1-90-to-2-15-a-day-the-updated-international-poverty-line 2022-10-26T12:00:00.000Z Joe HasellPablo Arriagada
]]> Poverty https://ourworldindata.org/poverty 2022-10-17T15:37:00.000Z Joe HasellBertha RohenkohlPablo ArriagadaEsteban Ortiz-OspinaMax Roser
]]> Increasing agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most important problems this century https://ourworldindata.org/africa-yields-problem 2022-04-04T10:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The history of the end of poverty has just begun https://ourworldindata.org/history-of-poverty-has-just-begun 2022-01-11T10:30:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Extreme poverty: How far have we come, and how far do we still have to go? https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty-in-brief 2021-11-22T10:30:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Almost three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet https://ourworldindata.org/diet-affordability 2021-07-12T10:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Why do we need to know about progress if we are concerned about the world's largest problems? https://ourworldindata.org/problems-and-progress 2021-06-07T09:45:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> How much economic growth is necessary to reduce global poverty substantially? https://ourworldindata.org/poverty-minimum-growth-needed 2021-03-15T12:12:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Global poverty in an unequal world: Who is considered poor in a rich country? And what does this mean for our understanding of global poverty? https://ourworldindata.org/higher-poverty-global-line 2021-03-05T11:02:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> The economies that are home to the poorest billions of people need to grow if we want global poverty to decline substantially https://ourworldindata.org/poverty-growth-needed 2021-02-22T20:31:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Breaking out of the Malthusian trap: How pandemics allow us to understand why our ancestors were stuck in poverty https://ourworldindata.org/breaking-the-malthusian-trap 2020-11-26T11:45:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries? https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low 2020-10-29T17:28:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> 12 key metrics to understand the state of the world https://ourworldindata.org/12-key-metrics 2019-09-26T09:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Data appendix – The fight against global poverty: 200 years of progress and still a very long way to go https://ourworldindata.org/history-of-poverty-data-appendix 2019-07-07T13:23:00.000Z Joe Hasell
]]> How do we know the history of extreme poverty? https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-history-methods 2019-02-05T05:46:00.000Z Joe HasellMax Roser
]]> Most of us are wrong about how the world has changed — especially those who are pessimistic about the future https://ourworldindata.org/wrong-about-the-world 2018-07-27T17:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Historical poverty reductions: more than a story about “free-market capitalism” https://ourworldindata.org/historical-poverty-reductions-more-than-a-story-about-free-market-capitalism 2017-09-29T17:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> Is globalization an engine of economic development? https://ourworldindata.org/is-globalization-an-engine-of-economic-development 2017-08-01T16:30:21.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> What do poor people think about poverty? https://ourworldindata.org/what-do-poor-people-think-about-poverty 2017-04-08T09:15:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Homelessness and poverty in rich countries https://ourworldindata.org/homelessness-and-poverty-in-rich-countries 2017-02-23T12:01:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it https://ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-global-living-conditions 2016-12-14T14:40:00.000Z Max Roser
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