Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Pakistan
Pakistan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 3.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Pakistan, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Pakistan stood at 3.1%.
The figure is up 199.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Pakistan peaked at 3.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.
That places Pakistan 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.8% | — |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -83.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +192.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -47.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +105.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +354.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Pakistan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Pakistan was 3.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Pakistan ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.