Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 87.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Pakistan, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Pakistan is 87.08, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Pakistan peaked at 98.33 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 87.08, in 2024.
That places Pakistan 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 98.25 | — |
| 1990 | 98.33 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 95.96 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 94.73 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 96.94 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 94.11 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 94.14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.57 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.72 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 91.82 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 89.97 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 87.39 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 88.36 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 87.08 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.25 | 98.25 | 98.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.34 | 94.73 | 98.33 | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.69 | 93.57 | 96.94 | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.05 | 87.39 | 92.72 | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.08 | 87.08 | 87.08 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,634 (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 revenues vs income inequality 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.536 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Pakistan?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Pakistan was 87.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.33 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.08 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Pakistan ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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