Does the majority of the world live in poor countries?

About 9.2\% of the world, or 689 million people, live in extreme poverty on less than $1.90 a day, according to the World Bank. In the United States, 10.5\% of the population — 34 million people — live in poverty as of 2019.

Where do most of the world population live?

Asia is the most populous continent, with its 4.64 billion inhabitants accounting for 60\% of the world population. The world’s two most populated countries, China and India, together constitute about 36\% of the world’s population.

What percentage of the world live in poverty?

As of 2021, over a quarter of the global population (1.8 billion people) were living below $3.20 a day. Looking at a higher poverty line of $5.50, between 2010 and 2019 the global proportion of people living in poverty decreased from 54\% to 42\%, and the number of people decreased from 3.7 billion to 3.2 billion.

Which country has most poor population?

We can also see that India is the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty (218 million people), with Nigeria and the Congo (DRC) following with 86 and 55 million people, respectively.

What country has the youngest population?

Niger
The Fountain of Youth The youngest country in the world is Niger, where almost 50\% of the population is below the age of 15.

How many people in the world live in poverty?

Today, 736 million people live in extreme poverty. Half of those people, some 368 million, live in just five countries.

Where are the world’s poorest countries located?

India, which homes 170 million poor people among its 1.3 billion population, accounts for almost one-quarter of global poverty. Also in the South Asia region is Bangladesh, which accommodates 3\% of the world’s poor. Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ethiopia account for 12\%, 7\%, and 4\%, respectively.

How much money do most people in the world live on?

Most people in the world live in poverty. Two-thirds of the world population live on less than 10 $-int per day. And every tenth person lives on less than 1.90 $-int per day. Both can be seen in this visualization.

How many poor people are there in the world 2020?

In the meantime, an additional 95 million people have entered the ranks of the extreme poor in 2020, and 80 million are today more undernourished than before. These reversals of gain in poverty reduction are especially visible in the world’s 10 poorest countries.