Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in India
India: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 23.89 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
23.89
World rank
30th
of 120 countries
All-time high
82.88
in 1977
All-time low
23.89
in 2022
Years of data
8
1977–2022
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in India, 1977–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in India stood at 23.89. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in India peaked at 82.88 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 23.89, in 2022.
India ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.88 | 82.88 | 82.88 | 1 |
| 1980s | 78.36 | 77.99 | 78.73 | 2 |
| 1990s | 76.2 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.28 | 66.06 | 74.51 | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.68 | 57.68 | 57.68 | 1 |
| 2020s | 23.89 | 23.89 | 23.89 | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for India
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,632 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.32 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.403 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.41 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1281 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1281 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1407 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3736 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in India?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in India was 23.89 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 82.88 in 1977.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.89 in 2022.
- How does India rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- India ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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