Number of people living in extreme poverty in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 58.23 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Pakistan, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Pakistan is 58.23 million people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Pakistan peaked at 93.85 million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.99 million people, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.76 million people | 84.76 million people | 84.76 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.41 million people | 63.69 million people | 93.85 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.80 million people | 65.20 million people | 90.69 million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 45.41 million people | 36.99 million people | 53.71 million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.23 million people | 58.23 million people | 58.23 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.536 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1502 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1502 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1759 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2816 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Pakistan?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Pakistan was 58.23 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.85 million people in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.99 million people in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.