Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): World (excluding India)
11.616630852222443% 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 | 11.616630852222443 |
| 2025 | 11.719127744436264 |
| 2024 | 11.823149770498276 |
| 2023 | 11.887461692094803 |
| 2022 | 11.874281615018845 |
| 2021 | 12.010849267244339 |
| 2020 | 11.790836602449417 |
| 2019 | 11.211827397346497 |
| 2018 | 11.389302462339401 |
| 2017 | 11.802621930837631 |
| 2016 | 12.246362119913101 |
| 2015 | 12.620353698730469 |
| 2014 | 13.24504017829895 |
| 2013 | 13.804173469543457 |
| 2012 | 16.050858795642853 |
| 2011 | 17.066286504268646 |
| 2010 | 18.689104914665222 |
| 2009 | 20.22738605737686 |
| 2008 | 21.050718426704407 |
| 2007 | 22.20028042793274 |
| 2006 | 23.700065910816193 |
| 2005 | 24.75351244211197 |
| 2004 | 26.79445445537567 |
| 2003 | 29.04365062713623 |
| 2002 | 30.945226550102234 |
| 2001 | 32.81261622905731 |
| 2000 | 33.982884883880615 |
| 1999 | 35.342058539390564 |
| 1998 | 36.0106498003006 |
| 1997 | 35.74796915054321 |
| 1996 | 36.23543679714203 |
| 1995 | 37.801575660705566 |
| 1994 | 39.385586977005005 |
| 1993 | 40.871891379356384 |
| 1992 | 41.27909243106842 |
| 1991 | 41.903501749038696 |
| 1990 | 42.2497421503067 |