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Extreme Poverty Collapsed Faster Than Ever Before
2.31 billion → 831 million since 1990 (~43% → ~10% of humanity)
World Bank estimates show the number of people in extreme poverty fell from 2.31 billion in 1990 to roughly 831 million today — a decline of about 43 million people per year. COVID brought the first reversal in decades, yet the level remains far below anything seen in the modern era: arguably the greatest welfare gain in human history, and one mainstream headlines rarely celebrate.
In 1990, more than 4 in 10 humans — 2.31 billion people — lived in extreme poverty. Today it's about 831 million, even after COVID's setbacks.