Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 34.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Pakistan, 1987–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 34.4% for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Pakistan peaked at 88.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2018.
Pakistan ranks 26th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 88.5% | — |
| 1990 | 87.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 65.3% | 87.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 55.3% | 73.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 34.4% | 47.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 37.4% compare
- 24 South Africa 37.3% compare
- 25 Botswana 36.5% compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 33.0% compare
- 28 Senegal 32.3% compare
- 29 Ghana 30.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 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 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Pakistan?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Pakistan was 34.4% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Pakistan ranks 26th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.