World Poverty Line 2024. Poverty rate is measured as the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). The new extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day, which replaces the $1.90 poverty line, is based on 2017 ppps.
Introducing a multidimensional poverty measure that is anchored on household consumption and the international poverty line, but broadens the measure. The new extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day, which replaces the $1.90 poverty line, is based on 2017 ppps.