Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Pakistan
Pakistan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 14.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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
Pakistan recorded 14.6% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2024.
That represents a change of up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Pakistan peaked at 17.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1996.
Pakistan ranks 97th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 14.0% | — |
| 1990 | 17.0% | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -49.6% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +41.9% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 8.5% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 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 60% of the median in Pakistan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Pakistan was 14.6% 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 60% of the median recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1996.
- How does Pakistan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Pakistan ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.