World Poverty Rate 1960-2024
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- World poverty rate for 2022 was 45.50%, a 0.8% decline from 2021.
- World poverty rate for 2021 was 46.30%, a 0.9% decline from 2020.
- World poverty rate for 2020 was 47.20%, a 0.8% increase from 2019.
- World poverty rate for 2019 was 46.40%, a 1.1% decline from 2018.
World Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
2022 |
45.50% |
-0.80% |
2021 |
46.30% |
-0.90% |
2020 |
47.20% |
0.80% |
2019 |
46.40% |
-1.10% |
2018 |
47.50% |
-1.40% |
2017 |
48.90% |
-1.10% |
2016 |
50.00% |
-0.90% |
2015 |
50.90% |
-1.20% |
2014 |
52.10% |
-1.10% |
2013 |
53.20% |
-1.80% |
2012 |
55.00% |
-1.30% |
2011 |
56.30% |
-1.40% |
2010 |
57.70% |
-1.70% |
2009 |
59.40% |
-1.00% |
2008 |
60.40% |
-1.10% |
2007 |
61.50% |
-1.40% |
2006 |
62.90% |
-1.30% |
2005 |
64.20% |
-1.30% |
2004 |
65.50% |
-1.30% |
2003 |
66.80% |
-0.60% |
2002 |
67.40% |
-0.90% |
2001 |
68.30% |
-0.70% |
2000 |
69.00% |
-0.80% |
1999 |
69.80% |
0.50% |
1998 |
69.30% |
-0.10% |
1997 |
69.40% |
-0.50% |
1996 |
69.90% |
0.10% |
1995 |
69.80% |
-0.70% |
1994 |
70.50% |
0.00% |
1993 |
70.50% |
0.50% |
1992 |
70.00% |
0.40% |
1991 |
69.60% |
0.40% |
1990 |
69.20% |
0.20% |
1989 |
69.00% |
0.00% |
1988 |
69.00% |
0.00% |
1987 |
69.00% |
0.40% |
1986 |
68.60% |
-0.50% |
1985 |
69.10% |
-0.10% |
1984 |
69.20% |
0.10% |
1983 |
69.10% |
0.40% |
1982 |
68.70% |
0.10% |
1981 |
68.60% |
68.60% |
1980 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1979 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1978 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1977 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1976 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1975 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1974 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1973 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1972 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1971 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1970 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1969 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1968 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1967 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1966 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1965 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1964 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1963 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1962 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1961 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1960 |
0.00% |
0.00% |