# Extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)

Share of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power parity (PPP) prices, the World Bank international poverty line since June 2025. Measured from household surveys of income or consumption per person. World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform.

## Key facts

- Extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) in the World was 10.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- Extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) in the United States was 1.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- Niger had the highest extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) of 92 countries in 2018, at 59%, and The United Arab Emirates the lowest, at 0%. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 171 places, with figures from 1963 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `extreme_poverty_rate_3usd`
- Unit: %
- Note: Country values exist only for survey years, and most countries measure consumption while others measure income, so rates are only roughly comparable. When the World Bank moves the line or the PPP base, the whole history is recalculated; earlier editions used $2.15 a day at 2017 PPP. Not the US official poverty rate (poverty_rate) or the EU at-risk-of-poverty rate (at_risk_of_poverty_rate).
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/extreme-poverty-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/extreme_poverty_rate_3usd

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 10.1 | World Bank, World Development Indicators. Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), % of population (SI.POV.DDAY). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |
| United States | 2024 | 1.1 | World Bank, World Development Indicators. Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), % of population (SI.POV.DDAY). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/extreme-poverty-rate/countries.md) (170 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/extreme-poverty-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)