Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in India
India: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 80.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in India, 1977–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in India stood at 80.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in India peaked at 97.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2023.
India ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 97.4% | — |
| 1983 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -2.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 80.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- India's 80.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 53.3%, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 92.5% | 92.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 80.0% | 82.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in India?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in India was 80.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- How does India rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- India ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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.