Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in India
India: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 182.04 million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in India, 1977–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
India recorded 182.04 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in India peaked at 464.73 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 152.19 million people, in 2018.
India ranks 1st of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in India, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 418.63 million people | — |
| 1983 | 422.60 million people | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 419.89 million people | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 448.59 million people | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 464.73 million people | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 411.83 million people | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 289.08 million people | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 248.64 million people | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 243.11 million people | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 181.57 million people | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 152.19 million people | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 183.01 million people | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 216.18 million people | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 182.04 million people | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 418.63 million people | 418.63 million people | 418.63 million people | 1 |
| 1980s | 421.25 million people | 419.89 million people | 422.60 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 448.59 million people | 448.59 million people | 448.59 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 438.28 million people | 411.83 million people | 464.73 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 216.27 million people | 152.19 million people | 289.08 million people | 6 |
| 2020s | 199.11 million people | 182.04 million people | 216.18 million people | 2 |
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in India?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in India was 182.04 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 464.73 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 152.19 million people in 2018.
- How does India rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- India ranks 1st out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.