Table 2.
Number of people (in millions) living below $1.08 a day
| Region | 1981 | 1984 | 1987 | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAP | 796.40 | 564.30 | 428.76 | 476.22 | 420.22 | 279.09 | 276.54 | 226.77 | 169.13 |
| China | 633.66 | 425.27 | 310.43 | 374.33 | 334.21 | 211.44 | 222.78 | 176.61 | 128.36 |
| ECA | 3.00 | 2.27 | 1.61 | 2.16 | 16.94 | 20.87 | 17.90 | 6.01 | 4.42 |
| LAC | 39.35 | 50.90 | 50.00 | 44.60 | 38.83 | 42.96 | 49.03 | 48.13 | 47.02 |
| MNA | 8.81 | 7.26 | 6.41 | 5.26 | 4.53 | 4.38 | 5.67 | 4.88 | 4.40 |
| SAS | 455.18 | 445.05 | 471.14 | 479.10 | 436.74 | 452.91 | 463.40 | 469.55 | 446.20 |
| India | 363.72 | 359.41 | 368.60 | 376.44 | 376.14 | 378.91 | 376.25 | 377.84 | 370.67 |
| SSA | 167.53 | 199.78 | 222.80 | 240.34 | 252.26 | 286.21 | 296.07 | 296.11 | 298.30 |
| Total | 1,470.28 | 1,269.56 | 1,180.73 | 1,247.68 | 1,170.17 | 1,087.81 | 1,108.61 | 1,051.46 | 969.48 |
| Total excluding China | 836.62 | 844.29 | 870.30 | 873.35 | 835.96 | 876.37 | 885.83 | 874.85 | 841.12 |
Source: authors' calculations. The set of countries are the Part 2 member countries of the World Bank, essentially all low- and middle-income countries, which the Bank currently defines as having average gross domestic product per capita for the period 2004–2006 of no more than $11,115; see ref. 10.