The number of people living in extreme poverty worldwide was forecast to have increased in 2020 and 2021 following the COVID-19 pandemic. It was expected to decrease the following years, but to be higher among women than men, reaching 353 million and 341 million by 2030, respectively.
Forecast of number of people living in extreme poverty worldwide from 2017 to 2030*, by gender
(in millions)
Characteristic
Men
Women
2030
341
353
2029
346
358
2028
351
364
2027
356
369
2026
360
374
2025
363
378
2024
366
381
2023
367
383
2022
372
388
2021
378
394
2020
373
389
2019
339
357
2018
342
360
2017
350
367
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UN Women. (February 1, 2022). Forecast of number of people living in extreme poverty worldwide from 2017 to 2030*, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423567/forecast-people-extreme-poverty-gender-world/
UN Women. "Forecast of number of people living in extreme poverty worldwide from 2017 to 2030*, by gender (in millions)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423567/forecast-people-extreme-poverty-gender-world/
UN Women. (2022). Forecast of number of people living in extreme poverty worldwide from 2017 to 2030*, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423567/forecast-people-extreme-poverty-gender-world/
UN Women. "Forecast of Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty Worldwide from 2017 to 2030*, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423567/forecast-people-extreme-poverty-gender-world/
UN Women, Forecast of number of people living in extreme poverty worldwide from 2017 to 2030*, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423567/forecast-people-extreme-poverty-gender-world/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Forecast of number of people living in extreme poverty worldwide from 2017 to 2030*, by gender (in millions) [Graph], UN Women, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423567/forecast-people-extreme-poverty-gender-world/
