Over the next 10 to 15 years, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will reach working age. Current projections suggest that only about 400 million jobs will be created. That gap—nearly 800 ...

The World Bank Group is scaling smart development solutions, boosting resilience for 425 million people worldwide. From restoring coastlines to growing drought-resilient crops, simple solutions are ...

For the first time, the latest Women, Business and the Law report assesses not only the degree of equality in laws on the books, but also the extent to which those laws are enforced. Legal experts ...

The World Bank Group provides innovative solutions for financing, enabling and delivering sustainable infrastructure. We build stronger investment environments; design projects that are bankable, ...

The Mission 300 Progress Portal tracks progress toward the goal of connecting 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. As part of this goal, the World Bank Group has committed to connect 250 ...

The World Bank updated the global poverty lines in September 2022. The decision, announced in May, follows the release in 2020 of new purchasing power parities (PPPs)—the main data used to convert ...

The Cambodia Poverty Assessment 2022: Toward a More Inclusive and Resilient Cambodia shows the country has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past decade, but that some recent gains ...

Over the past decade, the African Centers of Excellence (ACE) have trained thousands of students in key fields such as health, agriculture, digital technology, energy, and the environment. But behind ...

KYIV, Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2025—Three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an updated joint Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4) released today by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group ...

Unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies US$ 110 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses each year. Preventative measures—including greater investment, better regulatory frameworks ...

What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 Click here to download a PDF version of the infographic.

Too many education systems are not delivering even basic skills for all children, let alone preparing them for the demanding world they will live in as adults. Urgent action is needed to realize a new ...