Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in India
India: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 82.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in India, 1977–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in India is 82.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in India peaked at 97.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2022.
That places India 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 97.4% | — |
| 1983 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 92.5% | 92.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in India?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in India was 82.1% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2022.
- How does India rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- India ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.