World Bank Group – International Development, Poverty and Sustainability
Essential data to guide decisions, monitor progress, and evaluate impact.
world-bank:category/prosperity
692 million
people lived below the $2.15 per day poverty line in 2024.
Source: World Bank (2024), Poverty and Inequality Platform. pip.worldbank.org
world-bank:category/planet
$2.4 trillion
in economic, environment and health benefits can be generated by 2040 if we shift 10{3898e331af1204232834ee4b271ab810d758071928e09067d8268169721bee90} of the most distortive agricultural subsidies to green innovations.
Source: World Bank (2022), Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Support
world-bank:category/people
50{3898e331af1204232834ee4b271ab810d758071928e09067d8268169721bee90}
of women are in the labor force vs. 80{3898e331af1204232834ee4b271ab810d758071928e09067d8268169721bee90} for men. Since 1990, women have not seen their participation in the labor force increase.
Source: World Bank Group Gender Data Portal
world-bank:category/prosperity
1.2 billion
young people in developing countries will reach working age over the next decade. Yet only about 420 million jobs are expected to be created.
Source: World Bank
