Data for DevelopmentEssential data to guide decisions, monitor progress, and evaluate impact. See More DataExplore by focus area People Prosperity Planet Infrastructure Digitalworld-bank:category/prosperity 692 million people lived below the $2.15 per day poverty line in 2024. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/10/15/ending-poverty-for-half-the-world-could-take-more-than-a-century Source: World Bank (2024), Poverty and Inequality Platform. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/transforming-our-food-systems-healthy-people-environment-and-economies Source: World Bank (2022), Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Supportworld-bank:category/people 50% of women are in the labor force vs. 80% for men. Since 1990, women have not seen their participation in the labor force increase. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/gender/brief/gender-strategy-update-2024-30-accelerating-equality-and-empowerment-for-all Source: World Bank Group Gender Data Portal

Source: Daily Nation October 17, 2024 11:54 UTC