100%
1981, 91% of China’s
population lives in
extreme poverty
80
60
40
In 2001 China
joins the World
Trade Organization
Rate of
extreme
poverty
falls to
just 0.1%
20
2012, Xi Jinping
becomes leader of the
Chinese Communist party
0
1990
1981
2000
2010
2019
100%
1981, 91% of China’s
population lives in
extreme poverty
80
In 2001 China joins
the World Trade
Organization
2012, Xi Jinping
becomes leader
of the Chinese
Communist party
60
40
Rate of
extreme
poverty
falls to
just 0.1%
20
0
1990
1981
2000
2010
2019