Share living in extreme poverty

percent, 1820–2018

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Data Item	1820	1821	1822	1823	1824	1825	1826	1827	1828	1829	1830	1831	1832	1833	1834	1835	1836	1837	1838	1839	1840	1841	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848	1849	1850	1851	1852	1853	1854	1855	1856	1857	1858	1859	1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Western Europe	73.00	72.73	72.47	72.20	71.93	71.67	71.40	71.13	70.87	70.60	70.33	70.07	69.80	69.53	69.27	69.00	68.73	68.47	68.20	67.93	67.67	67.40	67.13	66.87	66.60	66.33	66.07	65.80	65.53	65.27	65.00	64.70	64.40	64.10	63.80	63.50	63.20	62.90	62.60	62.30	62.00	61.70	61.40	61.10	60.80	60.50	60.20	59.90	59.60	59.30	59.00	58.40	57.80	57.20	56.60	56.00	55.40	54.80	54.20	53.60	53.00	52.40	51.80	51.20	50.60	50.00	49.40	48.80	48.20	47.60	47.00	46.40	45.80	45.20	44.60	44.00	43.40	42.80	42.20	41.60	41.00	40.85	40.70	40.55	40.40	40.25	40.10	39.95	39.80	39.65	39.50	39.35	39.20	39.05	38.90	38.75	38.60	38.45	38.30	38.15	38.00	37.43	36.87	36.30	35.73	35.17	34.60	34.03	33.47	32.90	32.33	31.77	31.20	30.63	30.07	29.50	28.93	28.37	27.80	27.23	26.67	26.10	25.53	24.97	24.40	23.83	23.27	22.70	22.13	21.57	21.00	20.00	19.00	18.00	17.00	16.00	15.00	14.00	13.00	12.00	11.00	10.10	9.20	8.30	7.40	6.50	5.60	4.70	3.80	2.90	2.00	1.98	1.95	1.93	1.90	1.88	1.85	1.83	1.80	1.78	1.75	1.73	1.70	1.68	1.65	1.63	1.60	1.58	1.55	1.53	1.50	1.48	1.45	1.43	1.40	1.38	1.35	1.33	1.30	1.28	1.25	1.23	1.20	1.18	1.15	1.13	1.10	1.08	1.05	1.03	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Eastern Europe	91.00	90.77	90.53	90.30	90.07	89.83	89.60	89.37	89.13	88.90	88.67	88.43	88.20	87.97	87.73	87.50	87.27	87.03	86.80	86.57	86.33	86.10	85.87	85.63	85.40	85.17	84.93	84.70	84.47	84.23	84.00	83.20	82.40	81.60	80.80	80.00	79.20	78.40	77.60	76.80	76.00	75.20	74.40	73.60	72.80	72.00	71.20	70.40	69.60	68.80	68.00	67.17	66.33	65.50	64.67	63.83	63.00	62.17	61.33	60.50	59.67	58.83	58.00	57.17	56.33	55.50	54.67	53.83	53.00	52.17	51.33	50.50	49.67	48.83	48.00	47.17	46.33	45.50	44.67	43.83	43.00	44.00	45.00	46.00	47.00	48.00	49.00	50.00	51.00	52.00	53.00	54.00	55.00	56.00	57.00	58.00	59.00	60.00	61.00	62.00	63.00	61.53	60.07	58.60	57.13	55.67	54.20	52.73	51.27	49.80	48.33	46.87	45.40	43.93	42.47	41.00	39.53	38.07	36.60	35.13	33.67	32.20	30.73	29.27	27.80	26.33	24.87	23.40	21.93	20.47	19.00	17.90	16.80	15.70	14.60	13.50	12.40	11.30	10.20	9.10	8.00	7.40	6.80	6.20	5.60	5.00	4.40	3.80	3.20	2.60	2.00	2.10	2.20	2.30	2.40	2.50	2.60	2.70	2.80	2.90	3.00	2.80	2.60	2.40	2.20	2.00	1.80	1.60	1.40	1.20	1.00	2.20	3.40	4.60	5.80	7.00	8.20	9.40	10.60	11.80	13.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	9.00	8.00	7.00	6.00	5.00	4.00	3.00	2.88	2.75	2.63	2.50	2.38	2.25	2.13	2.00
Western Offshoots	55.00	54.10	53.20	52.30	51.40	50.50	49.60	48.70	47.80	46.90	46.00	45.10	44.20	43.30	42.40	41.50	40.60	39.70	38.80	37.90	37.00	36.10	35.20	34.30	33.40	32.50	31.60	30.70	29.80	28.90	28.00	28.15	28.30	28.45	28.60	28.75	28.90	29.05	29.20	29.35	29.50	29.65	29.80	29.95	30.10	30.25	30.40	30.55	30.70	30.85	31.00	30.27	29.53	28.80	28.07	27.33	26.60	25.87	25.13	24.40	23.67	22.93	22.20	21.47	20.73	20.00	19.27	18.53	17.80	17.07	16.33	15.60	14.87	14.13	13.40	12.67	11.93	11.20	10.47	9.73	9.00	8.70	8.40	8.10	7.80	7.50	7.20	6.90	6.60	6.30	6.00	5.70	5.40	5.10	4.80	4.50	4.20	3.90	3.60	3.30	3.00	2.93	2.87	2.80	2.73	2.67	2.60	2.53	2.47	2.40	2.33	2.27	2.20	2.13	2.07	2.00	1.93	1.87	1.80	1.73	1.67	1.60	1.53	1.47	1.40	1.33	1.27	1.20	1.13	1.07	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Latin America/Carribean	85.00	84.97	84.93	84.90	84.87	84.83	84.80	84.77	84.73	84.70	84.67	84.63	84.60	84.57	84.53	84.50	84.47	84.43	84.40	84.37	84.33	84.30	84.27	84.23	84.20	84.17	84.13	84.10	84.07	84.03	84.00	83.80	83.60	83.40	83.20	83.00	82.80	82.60	82.40	82.20	82.00	81.80	81.60	81.40	81.20	81.00	80.80	80.60	80.40	80.20	80.00	79.80	79.60	79.40	79.20	79.00	78.80	78.60	78.40	78.20	78.00	77.80	77.60	77.40	77.20	77.00	76.80	76.60	76.40	76.20	76.00	75.80	75.60	75.40	75.20	75.00	74.80	74.60	74.40	74.20	74.00	73.35	72.70	72.05	71.40	70.75	70.10	69.45	68.80	68.15	67.50	66.85	66.20	65.55	64.90	64.25	63.60	62.95	62.30	61.65	61.00	60.47	59.93	59.40	58.87	58.33	57.80	57.27	56.73	56.20	55.67	55.13	54.60	54.07	53.53	53.00	52.47	51.93	51.40	50.87	50.33	49.80	49.27	48.73	48.20	47.67	47.13	46.60	46.07	45.53	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	44.70	44.40	44.10	43.80	43.50	43.20	42.90	42.60	42.30	42.00	39.00	36.00	33.00	30.00	27.00	24.00	21.00	18.00	15.00	12.00	12.50	13.00	13.50	14.00	14.50	15.00	15.50	16.00	16.50	17.00	16.50	16.00	15.50	15.00	14.50	14.00	13.50	13.00	12.50	12.00	11.60	11.20	10.80	10.40	10.00	9.60	9.20	8.80	8.40	8.00	7.88	7.75	7.63	7.50	7.38	7.25	7.13	7.00
Sub Saharan Africa	91.00	91.13	91.27	91.40	91.53	91.67	91.80	91.93	92.07	92.20	92.33	92.47	92.60	92.73	92.87	93.00	93.13	93.27	93.40	93.53	93.67	93.80	93.93	94.07	94.20	94.33	94.47	94.60	94.73	94.87	95.00	94.90	94.80	94.70	94.60	94.50	94.40	94.30	94.20	94.10	94.00	93.90	93.80	93.70	93.60	93.50	93.40	93.30	93.20	93.10	93.00	92.93	92.87	92.80	92.73	92.67	92.60	92.53	92.47	92.40	92.33	92.27	92.20	92.13	92.07	92.00	91.93	91.87	91.80	91.73	91.67	91.60	91.53	91.47	91.40	91.33	91.27	91.20	91.13	91.07	91.00	90.80	90.60	90.40	90.20	90.00	89.80	89.60	89.40	89.20	89.00	88.80	88.60	88.40	88.20	88.00	87.80	87.60	87.40	87.20	87.00	86.43	85.87	85.30	84.73	84.17	83.60	83.03	82.47	81.90	81.33	80.77	80.20	79.63	79.07	78.50	77.93	77.37	76.80	76.23	75.67	75.10	74.53	73.97	73.40	72.83	72.27	71.70	71.13	70.57	70.00	69.70	69.40	69.10	68.80	68.50	68.20	67.90	67.60	67.30	67.00	66.50	66.00	65.50	65.00	64.50	64.00	63.50	63.00	62.50	62.00	62.10	62.20	62.30	62.40	62.50	62.60	62.70	62.80	62.90	63.00	62.50	62.00	61.50	61.00	60.50	60.00	59.50	59.00	58.50	58.00	57.20	56.40	55.60	54.80	54.00	53.20	52.40	51.60	50.80	50.00	49.10	48.20	47.30	46.40	45.50	44.60	43.70	42.80	41.90	41.00	40.50	40.00	39.50	39.00	38.50	38.00	37.50	37.00
Middle East/North Africa	75.00	74.87	74.73	74.60	74.47	74.33	74.20	74.07	73.93	73.80	73.67	73.53	73.40	73.27	73.13	73.00	72.87	72.73	72.60	72.47	72.33	72.20	72.07	71.93	71.80	71.67	71.53	71.40	71.27	71.13	71.00	70.85	70.70	70.55	70.40	70.25	70.10	69.95	69.80	69.65	69.50	69.35	69.20	69.05	68.90	68.75	68.60	68.45	68.30	68.15	68.00	67.70	67.40	67.10	66.80	66.50	66.20	65.90	65.60	65.30	65.00	64.70	64.40	64.10	63.80	63.50	63.20	62.90	62.60	62.30	62.00	61.70	61.40	61.10	60.80	60.50	60.20	59.90	59.60	59.30	59.00	58.80	58.60	58.40	58.20	58.00	57.80	57.60	57.40	57.20	57.00	56.80	56.60	56.40	56.20	56.00	55.80	55.60	55.40	55.20	55.00	54.27	53.53	52.80	52.07	51.33	50.60	49.87	49.13	48.40	47.67	46.93	46.20	45.47	44.73	44.00	43.27	42.53	41.80	41.07	40.33	39.60	38.87	38.13	37.40	36.67	35.93	35.20	34.47	33.73	33.00	33.10	33.20	33.30	33.40	33.50	33.60	33.70	33.80	33.90	34.00	33.20	32.40	31.60	30.80	30.00	29.20	28.40	27.60	26.80	26.00	25.10	24.20	23.30	22.40	21.50	20.60	19.70	18.80	17.90	17.00	16.00	15.00	14.00	13.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	9.00	8.00	7.00	6.60	6.20	5.80	5.40	5.00	4.60	4.20	3.80	3.40	3.00	2.80	2.60	2.40	2.20	2.00	1.80	1.60	1.40	1.20	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
East Asia	78.00	78.07	78.13	78.20	78.27	78.33	78.40	78.47	78.53	78.60	78.67	78.73	78.80	78.87	78.93	79.00	79.07	79.13	79.20	79.27	79.33	79.40	79.47	79.53	79.60	79.67	79.73	79.80	79.87	79.93	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	80.00	79.87	79.73	79.60	79.47	79.33	79.20	79.07	78.93	78.80	78.67	78.53	78.40	78.27	78.13	78.00	77.87	77.73	77.60	77.47	77.33	77.20	77.07	76.93	76.80	76.67	76.53	76.40	76.27	76.13	76.00	76.05	76.10	76.15	76.20	76.25	76.30	76.35	76.40	76.45	76.50	76.55	76.60	76.65	76.70	76.75	76.80	76.85	76.90	76.95	77.00	77.17	77.33	77.50	77.67	77.83	78.00	78.17	78.33	78.50	78.67	78.83	79.00	79.17	79.33	79.50	79.67	79.83	80.00	80.17	80.33	80.50	80.67	80.83	81.00	81.17	81.33	81.50	81.67	81.83	82.00	80.40	78.80	77.20	75.60	74.00	72.40	70.80	69.20	67.60	66.00	65.80	65.60	65.40	65.20	65.00	64.80	64.60	64.40	64.20	64.00	62.20	60.40	58.60	56.80	55.00	53.20	51.40	49.60	47.80	46.00	45.10	44.20	43.30	42.40	41.50	40.60	39.70	38.80	37.90	37.00	36.20	35.40	34.60	33.80	33.00	32.20	31.40	30.60	29.80	29.00	27.80	26.60	25.40	24.20	23.00	21.80	20.60	19.40	18.20	17.00	15.50	14.00	12.50	11.00	9.50	8.00	6.50	5.00
South/Southeast Asia	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.25	69.50	69.75	70.00	70.25	70.50	70.75	71.00	71.25	71.50	71.75	72.00	72.25	72.50	72.75	73.00	73.25	73.50	73.75	74.00	73.73	73.47	73.20	72.93	72.67	72.40	72.13	71.87	71.60	71.33	71.07	70.80	70.53	70.27	70.00	69.73	69.47	69.20	68.93	68.67	68.40	68.13	67.87	67.60	67.33	67.07	66.80	66.53	66.27	66.00	65.80	65.60	65.40	65.20	65.00	64.80	64.60	64.40	64.20	64.00	63.80	63.60	63.40	63.20	63.00	62.80	62.60	62.40	62.20	62.00	62.17	62.33	62.50	62.67	62.83	63.00	63.17	63.33	63.50	63.67	63.83	64.00	64.17	64.33	64.50	64.67	64.83	65.00	65.17	65.33	65.50	65.67	65.83	66.00	66.17	66.33	66.50	66.67	66.83	67.00	67.20	67.40	67.60	67.80	68.00	68.20	68.40	68.60	68.80	69.00	68.50	68.00	67.50	67.00	66.50	66.00	65.50	65.00	64.50	64.00	62.60	61.20	59.80	58.40	57.00	55.60	54.20	52.80	51.40	50.00	49.70	49.40	49.10	48.80	48.50	48.20	47.90	47.60	47.30	47.00	45.80	44.60	43.40	42.20	41.00	39.80	38.60	37.40	36.20	35.00	33.80	32.60	31.40	30.20	29.00	27.80	26.60	25.40	24.20	23.00	21.38	19.75	18.13	16.50	14.88	13.25	11.63	10.00

Poverty is measured by the “cost of basic needs” approach. It represents the share which was unable to obtain a bundle of very basic goods and services. Price changes over time (inflation) and price differences between countries are taken into account.

Source: OECD

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