Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in India
India: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 75.24 million in 2022. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in India, 1977–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 75.24 million for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in India peaked at 531.71 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 75.24 million, in 2022.
India ranks 2nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 387.02 million | 387.02 million | 387.02 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 399.36 million | 375.08 million | 423.63 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 442.37 million | 442.37 million | 442.37 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 479.27 million | 426.84 million | 531.71 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 344.47 million | 344.47 million | 344.47 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.24 million | 75.24 million | 75.24 million | 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 thresholds stacke in India?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in India was 75.24 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 531.71 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.24 million in 2022.
- How does India rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- India ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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