这些绝对贫困的人群中大多数是亚洲人。

And we have most who lived in <em>absolute</em> <em>poverty</em> were Asians.

报告的作者说发展中国家迅速的技术进步已经帮助把生活在绝对贫困中的人口的比例从1990年的29%降低到了2004年的18%。

The authors say rapid technological advancement in developing countries has helped to reduce the proportion of people living in <em>absolute</em> <em>poverty</em> from 29 per cent in 1990 to 18 per cent in 2004.