Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in India
India: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 75.24 million people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in India, 1977–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
India recorded 75.24 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in India peaked at 531.71 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 75.24 million people, 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 people | 387.02 million people | 387.02 million people | 1 |
| 1980s | 399.36 million people | 375.08 million people | 423.63 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 442.37 million people | 442.37 million people | 442.37 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 479.27 million people | 426.84 million people | 531.71 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 344.47 million people | 344.47 million people | 344.47 million people | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.24 million people | 75.24 million people | 75.24 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.403 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1281 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1281 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1407 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3736 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in India?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in India was 75.24 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 531.71 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.24 million people in 2022.
- How does India rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- India ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.