1. In 1820, about 90{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. Today, it’s under 9{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} — a huge transformation in just 200 years.

2. Income per person in the poorest countries in Africa has fallen by a quarter in the past 20 years.

3. 1.6 billion people — about one fifth of humanity — live without electricity: including about 700 million people in South-East Asia, 550 million in Sub-Saharan Africa and 220 million in East Asia.

4. At the end of 2024, there were 123.2 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.  That’s roughly equivalent to the population of Mexico.

5. Africa’s share of the global population is projected to reach 26{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} in 2050 and could reach 30{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} by 2100.