Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Pakistan
Pakistan: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 58.23 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Pakistan, 1987β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Pakistan is 58.23 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Pakistan peaked at 93.85 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.99 million, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 3rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.76 million | 84.76 million | 84.76 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.41 million | 63.69 million | 93.85 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.80 million | 65.20 million | 90.69 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 45.41 million | 36.99 million | 53.71 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.23 million | 58.23 million | 58.23 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 Nigeria 94.73 million compare
- 2 India 75.24 million compare
- 4 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 47.19 million compare
- 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.42 million compare
- 6 Mozambique, Republic of 26.63 million compare
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,634 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.36 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.536 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1502 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1502 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Pakistan?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Pakistan was 58.23 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.85 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.99 million in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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