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China reduced extreme poverty rapidly, but Indonesia hasn't been far behind

Summary by Our World in Data
China is often the poster child for rapid reductions in poverty, and for good reason: in the early 1980s, over 90% of its population lived in extreme poverty, but by the early 2020s, that number had dropped to nearly zero.

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Our World in Data broke the news in on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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