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Chart: Fewer People Live in Extreme Poverty Than Ever Before

In 2013, an estimated 767 million people were living under the international poverty line of US$1.90 a day. Even as the world's population has grown, the number of poor has gradually fallen. But in spite of this progress, with over 1 in 10 people considered poor, poverty remains unacceptably high. Read more in the new report on Poverty and Shared Prosperity


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Tariq Khokhar

Global Data Editor & Senior Data Scientist

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