At the present time, at the start of the new millennium, it is estimated that 18 per cent of Latin America's population (given that the average size of households is higher in the poorest segments of population) is living in extreme poverty.
10. 目前正时值新的千年开始之际，估计拉丁美洲人口中计有18％都处于赤贫情况（假设人口最贫穷的群组每户平均人数都比较多）。