Table 4.
Numbers of people (in millions) living below $2.15 a day
| Region | 1981 | 1984 | 1987 | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAP | 1,169.74 | 1,115.97 | 1,040.71 | 1,112.93 | 1,083.21 | 907.83 | 882.70 | 766.26 | 683.83 |
| China | 875.77 | 819.11 | 744.07 | 819.11 | 802.86 | 649.47 | 627.55 | 524.24 | 452.25 |
| ECA | 19.78 | 17.38 | 14.03 | 20.07 | 77.83 | 84.88 | 87.94 | 60.75 | 46.25 |
| LAC | 103.90 | 125.58 | 122.30 | 114.85 | 111.08 | 122.30 | 128.44 | 131.14 | 120.62 |
| MNA | 50.56 | 48.62 | 50.24 | 48.91 | 51.80 | 55.40 | 64.50 | 60.92 | 59.13 |
| SAS | 813.04 | 852.39 | 904.21 | 953.00 | 973.99 | 1,031.48 | 1,067.15 | 1,115.54 | 1,115.77 |
| India | 624.92 | 658.92 | 694.71 | 733.13 | 767.39 | 798.07 | 825.93 | 853.32 | 867.62 |
| SSA | 295.46 | 332.87 | 365.02 | 396.32 | 422.11 | 458.37 | 490.58 | 512.62 | 522.34 |
| Total | 2,452.47 | 2,492.81 | 2,496.50 | 2,646.09 | 2,721.72 | 2,665.66 | 2,721.31 | 2,647.22 | 2,547.94 |
| Total excluding China | 1,576.70 | 1,673.70 | 1,752.42 | 1,826.98 | 1,918.86 | 2,016.19 | 2,093.75 | 2,122.98 | 2,095.69 |
Source: authors' calculations.