Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in China
China: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in China, 1981–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in China stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in China peaked at 964.11 million in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
China ranks 116th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 929.76 million | 879.03 million | 964.11 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 837.30 million | 732.52 million | 943.45 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 462.06 million | 345.22 million | 611.94 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.18 million | 0 | 275.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 thresholds stacke in China?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in China was 0 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 964.11 million in 1981.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does China rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- China ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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