Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in China
China: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 0 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in China, 1981–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
China recorded 0 people for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in China peaked at 964.11 million people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
That places China 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in China, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 964.11 million people | — |
| 1984 | 946.15 million people | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 879.03 million people | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 943.45 million people | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 910.74 million people | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 762.49 million people | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 732.52 million people | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 611.94 million people | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 429.02 million people | -29.9% |
| 2008 | 345.22 million people | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 275.35 million people | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 205.64 million people | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 174.36 million people | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 82.36 million people | -52.8% |
| 2014 | 63.18 million people | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 39.43 million people | -37.6% |
| 2016 | 29.02 million people | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 21.99 million people | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 10.52 million people | -52.2% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 929.76 million people | 879.03 million people | 964.11 million people | 3 |
| 1990s | 837.30 million people | 732.52 million people | 943.45 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 462.06 million people | 345.22 million people | 611.94 million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.18 million people | 0 people | 275.35 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population living in extreme poverty by world region in China?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in China was 0 people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 964.11 million people in 1981.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does China rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- China ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. 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.