Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): World
9.793788939714432% 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 | 9.793788939714432 |
| 2025 | 9.949763864278793 |
| 2024 | 10.124265402555466 |
| 2023 | 10.474643111228943 |
| 2022 | 10.874415189027786 |
| 2021 | 11.317925900220871 |
| 2020 | 11.410334706306458 |
| 2019 | 10.763254761695862 |
| 2018 | 11.11886128783226 |
| 2017 | 11.79322600364685 |
| 2016 | 12.573675811290741 |
| 2015 | 13.421565294265747 |
| 2014 | 14.507512748241425 |
| 2013 | 15.503941476345062 |
| 2012 | 17.825224995613098 |
| 2011 | 19.10192221403122 |
| 2010 | 20.98396122455597 |
| 2009 | 23.06017130613327 |
| 2008 | 24.138276278972626 |
| 2007 | 25.285276770591736 |
| 2006 | 26.992404460906982 |
| 2005 | 28.329738974571228 |
| 2004 | 30.262309312820435 |
| 2003 | 32.15485215187073 |
| 2002 | 33.739686012268066 |
| 2001 | 35.2544367313385 |
| 2000 | 36.20489239692688 |
| 1999 | 37.32561469078064 |
| 1998 | 37.91733682155609 |
| 1997 | 37.688758969306946 |
| 1996 | 38.07438015937805 |
| 1995 | 39.40418362617493 |
| 1994 | 40.73289930820465 |
| 1993 | 42.05637872219086 |
| 1992 | 42.50909388065338 |
| 1991 | 43.11846196651459 |
| 1990 | 43.4143990278244 |