Facts & Statistics About World Poverty | Children International | Global Poor

For children in poverty, childhood is a series of setbacks that never allows them to get ahead or envision a better future. Life doesn't come with guarantees like medical treatment for illnesses, having shoes to wear to school and getting an education. Negative early experiences impact a child’s ability to grow, leaving them trapped in a cycle of poverty. Your sponsorship or gift creates lasting change for the children in the communities we serve by providing access to life-changing education programs, crucial health and dental services, career workshops and more.

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Global poverty facts at a glance

Decades of steady progress in reducing extreme global poverty were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first rise in the number of people living in extreme poverty in a generation.
A single individual in the U.S. making $35,000 per year is among the richest 3.5% of the global population.
Children comprise just 1/3 of the global population but they represent half of all people living in extreme poverty.