| $1 and $2 per day poverty trends, 1981-2001 |
| |
Number of people (millions) |
Regional population 2001 (millions) |
| |
 |
| |
Living on $1 per day |
Living on $2 per day |
| |
|
|
| |
1981 |
2001 |
Change since 1981 |
1981 |
2001 |
Change since 1981 |
|
| East Asia and Pacific |
796 |
271 |
-66% |
1,170 |
864 |
-26% |
1,823 |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
3 |
18 |
468% |
20 |
94 |
363% |
474 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
36 |
50 |
40% |
99 |
128 |
30% |
518 |
| Middle East and North Africa |
9 |
7 |
-22% |
52 |
70 |
35% |
300 |
| South Asia |
475 |
431 |
-9% |
821 |
1,064 |
30% |
1,378 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
164 |
316 |
93% |
288 |
516 |
79% |
673 |
| Global Total |
1,482 |
1,093 |
-26% |
2,450 |
2,736 |
12% |
6,127 |
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