This story was originally published on Phys.org. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Maps of Poverty Headcount (𝑃0) at the $1.90 extreme poverty line. For comparison, ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

Learn how the poverty gap measures poverty's intensity through income shortfalls from the poverty line, and explore its importance in economic analysis.

Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

It would take $318 billion per year, or 0.3% of the world's economic output, to end most extreme poverty worldwide, according to newly published research.