Share of population living in extreme poverty

Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $1.90 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost ofliving between countries.

Note: Data after 1981 relates to household income or expenditure surveys collated by the World Bank; before 1981 it is based on historical reconstructions of GDP per capita and inequalitydata. Data is measured in international-$ at 2011 prices.