This statistic shows the percentage of people whose income was less than 1.25 U.S. dollars per day in various regions across the world in 1990, 2011, and projection for 2015. As of 2011, almost 47% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa was living on less than 1.25 U.S. dollars a day. In 2011, 6 percent of the total population in Eastern Asia (China only) had an income of less than 1.25 U.S. dollars per day, which was a reduction from 61 percent in 1990.
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United Nations. (July 30, 2015). Percentage of people living on less than 1.25 U.S. dollars a day in 1990, 2011, and 2015, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/293144/people-in-extreme-poverty/
United Nations. "Percentage of people living on less than 1.25 U.S. dollars a day in 1990, 2011, and 2015, by region." Chart. July 30, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/293144/people-in-extreme-poverty/
United Nations. (2015). Percentage of people living on less than 1.25 U.S. dollars a day in 1990, 2011, and 2015, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/293144/people-in-extreme-poverty/
United Nations. "Percentage of People Living on Less than 1.25 U.S. Dollars a Day in 1990, 2011, and 2015, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jul 2015, /statistics/293144/people-in-extreme-poverty/
United Nations, Percentage of people living on less than 1.25 U.S. dollars a day in 1990, 2011, and 2015, by region ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/293144/people-in-extreme-poverty/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Percentage of people living on less than 1.25 U.S. dollars a day in 1990, 2011, and 2015, by region [Graph], United Nations, July 30, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/293144/people-in-extreme-poverty/
