Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 99.51 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.51
World rank
20th
of 120 countries
All-time high
99.99
in 1987
All-time low
99.45
in 2015
Years of data
14
1987–2024
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Pakistan, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Pakistan stood at 99.51.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Pakistan peaked at 99.99 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 99.45, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.85 | 99.71 | 99.97 | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.82 | 99.75 | 99.93 | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.67 | 99.45 | 99.81 | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.51 | 99.51 | 99.51 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 17 Burkina Faso 99.56 compare
- 18 Togo 99.54 compare
- 19 Tanzania 99.53 compare
- 21 Ghana 99.46 compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 99.44 compare
- 23 Mauritania 99.44 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,634 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.36 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.536 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1502 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1502 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1759 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2816 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Pakistan?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Pakistan was 99.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.99 in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.45 in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Pakistan ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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