Overall, both the number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America has increased since 2015, reaching 183 and 72 million persons in 2023, respectively. The recent setback experienced in the region partially reverted the improvements witnessed during the early 2000s. Furthermore, indigenous people in Latin America continue to experience extremely high poverty rates.
Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2023
(in millions)
Weighted average of: Argentina, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Uruguay. *Values for 2023 are projections.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (December 27, 2023). Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. December 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2023). Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Number of People Living in Poverty and Extreme Poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, December 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
