3. By 2030, only 2% of the world's population will live in extreme poverty. The eradication of extreme poverty will happen in our lifetime. In 1990, 42% of the

3. By 2030, only 2% of the world's population will live in extreme poverty. The eradication of extreme poverty will happen in our lifetime. In 1990, 42% of the world’s population lived on less than $1.25 (constant 2000 dollars, PPP). In 2005, that number had fallen to 25%. The UN estimates that by 2020, only 10% of world citizens will live in absolute poverty. My bold estimate is that by 2030, only one in 50 will. Would be awesome, but it won't happen if the world population keeps increasing at the rate it is increasing. We've already surpassed 7 billion people, which wasn't originally projected to happen for at least a couple more years.