Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in India
India: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 5.25 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5.25
World rank
38th
of 120 countries
All-time high
59.7
in 1977
All-time low
5.25
in 2022
Years of data
8
1977–2022
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in India, 1977–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in India is 5.25, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in India peaked at 59.7 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 2022.
India ranks 38th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.7 | 59.7 | 59.7 | 1 |
| 1980s | 51.32 | 50.87 | 51.78 | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.48 | 47.48 | 47.48 | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.5 | 34.58 | 46.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.12 | 27.12 | 27.12 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 35 Nicaragua 6.57 compare
- 36 Tajikistan 6.13 compare
- 37 Bangladesh 5.91 compare
- 39 Peru 5.14 compare
- 40 El Salvador 4.64 compare
- 41 Georgia 4.23 compare
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,632 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.32 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.403 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.41 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1281 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1281 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1407 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3736 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in India?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in India was 5.25 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7 in 1977.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 2022.
- How does India rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- India ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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