World Banks says 2.8B lack digital ID as APAC adoption varies

Homepage > News > Business > World Banks says 2.8B lack digital ID as APAC adoption varies Digital ID adoption is accelerating across Asia-Pacific, but major gaps in access and usage remain. While the World Bank estimates 2.8 billion people globally still lack access to government-recognized digital IDs, countries across the region are taking different approaches to closing the identity gap. World Bank: 2.8 billion still lack access to digital ID Digital ID adoption varies widely across Asia-Pacific Bangladesh plans lifelong digital ID for all citizens From the uneven digital ID divide in APAC to Bangladesh’s proposed lifelong One-ID system, governments are looking to use digital ID as a foundation for more accessible public services. World Bank estimates 2.8 billion remains excluded from government digital ID A new report by the World Bank titled “ID4D Global Dataset 2025: Trends in Identification for Development” estimated that around 2.8 billion people in the world still do not have access to digital ID systems, while 800 million remain without legal identity, and 450 million children’s births were never registered. “Although many economies have built government recogni...