Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in China
China: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 92.22 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in China, 1981–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in China stood at 92.22. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in China peaked at 100 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 92.22, in 2021.
China ranks 63rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 3 |
| 1990s | 99.99 | 99.98 | 100 | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.4 | 98.96 | 99.76 | 3 |
| 2010s | 96 | 92.78 | 98.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.12 | 92.22 | 94.02 | 2 |
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 poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in China?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in China was 92.22 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.22 in 2021.
- How does China rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- China ranks 63rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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