Share of population living in extreme poverty, 1820 to 2018

Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $1.90 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of livingbetween countries.

182020181850190019502000Middle East and North AfricaWorldWestern EuropeWestern OffshootsSub-Saharan Africa

Source: Moatsos (2021)

Note: Data after 1981 relates to household income or expenditure surveys collated by the World Bank; before 1981 it is based on historical reconstructions of GDP per capita and inequality data. Data ismeasured in international-$ at 2011 prices.