Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in India
India: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 100.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in India, 1977–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in India is 100.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in India peaked at 100.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2017.
That places India 4th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 100.0% | — |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- India's 100.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in India?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in India was 100.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- How does India rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- India ranks 4th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.