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Half the World Lives on $2 USD or Less Per Day
October 16, 2009Half the world lives on less than $2 a day. Right now, that's more than three billion people, but new research suggests the population will hit the seven billion mark within two years. The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) also found that the least developed regions, like Africa, are projected to double in population by 2050. PRB recently released these statistics in their 2009 World Population Data Sheet. Morgan Jackson, Faith Comes By Hearing's international director, said these new figures are troubling because billions of people may never hear the message of hope and truth in God's Word. "The world's poorest of the poor are cut off from the Bible," said Jackson. "Half of the world's people are illiterate and too poor to afford a Bible. Five of six African believers will never own a Bible. And when people don't have Scripture in a format they can use and understand the results can be devastating to villages and whole countries." Full release.