Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in India
India: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 884,990 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in India, 1977–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in India is 884,990, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in India peaked at 884,990 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1983.
That places India 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 242,618 | 242,618 | 242,618 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 161,315 | 161,315 | 161,315 | 1 |
| 2000s | 550,969 | 427,558 | 674,380 | 2 |
| 2010s | 882,678 | 882,678 | 882,678 | 1 |
| 2020s | 884,990 | 884,990 | 884,990 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,632 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.32 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.403 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.41 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1281 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1281 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1407 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3736 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in India?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in India was 884,990 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 884,990 in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1983.
- How does India rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- India ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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