Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in China
China: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 77.51 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in China, 1981–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in China stood at 77.51 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 260.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in China peaked at 77.51 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.
China ranks 2nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 43,980 | 0 | 175,922 | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.05 million | 1.69 million | 9.42 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.54 million | 15.06 million | 72.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.28 million | 59.49 million | 77.51 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.999 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,418 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.1 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.132 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.36 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0853 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0853 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1012 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3029 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in China?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in China was 77.51 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 77.51 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
- How does China rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- China ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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