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Jobs: The Surest Path out of Poverty
Find out what the World Bank Group is doing in countries across the world to create more and better jobs.
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Join Us: World Bank Group Youth Summit
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Commodity Markets Outlook in Eight Charts
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New Podcast: Jobs, Young People, and Prosperity
Data for Development
Essential data to guide decisions, monitor progress, and evaluate impact.
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55 percent
of women participated in the labor market in 2023 compared to almost 75 percent of men.
Source: International Labour Organization (2025), ILOSTAT
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5.7 million
people die every year due to outdoor air pollution, costing the equivalent of nearly 5 percent of GDP.
Source: World Bank (2025), Accelerating Access to Clean Air for a Livable Planet
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1 billion
people still live more than 2 kilometers away from a usable road.
Source: World Bank, Transport - the Essential Connector
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90 percent
of jobs in developing countries are provided by the private sector.
Source: IFC Jobs Study: Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation and Poverty Reduction
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World Bank Group Annual Report 2024
World Bank Group Annual Report 2024
Responding to intertwined challenges and becoming a faster, simpler, and more efficient World Bank Group.
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Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025
Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025
This report reveals how global commodity prices are expected to drop to six-year low by 2026.
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EMPOWERING PEOPLE & COUNTRIES TO MAKE PROGRESS
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The Youth Dividend: Investing in Kenya鈥檚 Next Generation
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Indonesia: Infrastructure Helps Create Tourism Sector Jobs
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What's the Jobs Potential of AI in Latin America and the Caribbean?
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Measuring Our Impact and Progress
Tracking our projects and results is a cornerstone of our work to become more transparent, accountable, and deliver impact that changes lives.
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221.8 million
people directly benefited from social safety net operations
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305.2 million
Students supported with better education
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142.4 million
people benefited from improved access to transportation
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Mission 300: Powering Development in Africa
Mission 300: Powering Development in Africa
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Foreign Direct Investment Relocations and Risk
Foreign Direct Investment Relocations and Political Risk
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Jobs: Boosting Women鈥檚 Economic Potential and Economies
Jobs: Boosting Women鈥檚 Economic Potential and Economies
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Seeding Sierra Leone鈥檚 Food Secure Future
May 7, 2025
Seeding Sierra Leone鈥檚 Food Secure Future
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New Data Tools Boost Tourism Investment Impact
May 8, 2025
New Data Tools Boost Tourism Investment Impact
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Unleashing Agriculture's Potential
May 12, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa: Unleashing the Potential of Agriculture