The Africa Policy Lens (APL) says findings from the World Bank's 10th Ghana Economic Update have vindicated its April 2026 ...

Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the world's population in 1981 to around 10% today. This narrative is based on ...

Measuring poverty on a regular basis using timely and relevant data is critical to tracking progress toward this goal. The World Bank does this at the global level using three international poverty ...

Poverty rate reduced sharply from 2001 to 2015 Progress had been driven by urbanization Economic shocks since 2020 slowed the fall in poverty Sept 23 (Reuters) - Pakistan’s sharp decline in poverty ...

About 700 million people—or 8.5 percent of the global population—live in extreme poverty on less than $2.15 a day, a World Bank report has said. The bank also added that around 3.5 billion people live ...

New research suggests that colonial exploitation of biodiversity by now-rich countries created poverty legacies that persist today.

For over three decades, the World Bank has sought to reposition itself as a champion of sustainable development, repeatedly emphasising that poverty reduction and economic growth cannot be secured ...