Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): East Asia and Pacific (WB)
1.6270318999886513% in 2026, the latest year published. Figures for 37 years from 1990 to 2026 are below.
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.6270318999886513 |
| 2025 | 1.7365412786602974 |
| 2024 | 1.974671520292759 |
| 2023 | 2.1853581070899963 |
| 2022 | 2.4114027619361877 |
| 2021 | 2.621002122759819 |
| 2020 | 2.7232592925429344 |
| 2019 | 2.5832384824752808 |
| 2018 | 3.286515921354294 |
| 2017 | 4.137815162539482 |
| 2016 | 5.015628412365913 |
| 2015 | 6.057703495025635 |
| 2014 | 7.761312276124954 |
| 2013 | 8.987919241189957 |
| 2012 | 13.245166838169098 |
| 2011 | 15.26704877614975 |
| 2010 | 18.851566314697266 |
| 2009 | 21.35428488254547 |
| 2008 | 23.38547259569168 |
| 2007 | 25.00670552253723 |
| 2006 | 27.72538959980011 |
| 2005 | 28.886428475379944 |
| 2004 | 32.901400327682495 |
| 2003 | 36.24543845653534 |
| 2002 | 40.03317952156067 |
| 2001 | 44.062045216560364 |
| 2000 | 46.588632464408875 |
| 1999 | 49.12519156932831 |
| 1998 | 51.64113640785217 |
| 1997 | 51.27953290939331 |
| 1996 | 52.03354358673096 |
| 1995 | 55.733680725097656 |
| 1994 | 59.17644500732422 |
| 1993 | 62.84317970275879 |
| 1992 | 64.42428827285767 |
| 1991 | 66.00116491317749 |
| 1990 | 67.02768802642822 |