Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in China
China: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 31.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in China, 1981–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 31.3% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2022.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in China peaked at 100.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2021.
That places China 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 100.0% | — |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 97.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 96.6% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 80.4% | 93.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 38.7% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 30.8% | 40.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,418 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 0.5767 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in China?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in China was 31.3% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2021.
- How does China rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- China ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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 of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.