Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 99.8% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Pakistan, 1987–2018
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 Pakistan is 99.8%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Pakistan peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 20th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 100.0% | — |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 99.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 99.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 kg per hectare (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, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (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 Pakistan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Pakistan was 99.8% in 2018, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Pakistan ranks 20th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.