Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in India
India: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 75.24 million in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
75.24 million
World rank
2nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
531.71 million
in 2004
All-time low
75.24 million
in 2022
Years of data
8
1977–2022
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in India, 1977–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in India is 75.24 million, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in India peaked at 531.71 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 75.24 million, in 2022.
India ranks 2nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 387.02 million | — |
| 1983 | 375.08 million | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 423.63 million | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 442.37 million | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 531.71 million | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 426.84 million | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 344.47 million | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 75.24 million | -78.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 387.02 million | 387.02 million | 387.02 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 399.36 million | 375.08 million | 423.63 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 442.37 million | 442.37 million | 442.37 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 479.27 million | 426.84 million | 531.71 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 344.47 million | 344.47 million | 344.47 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.24 million | 75.24 million | 75.24 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.32 (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 0.2129 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.403 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population living in extreme poverty by world region in India?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in India was 75.24 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 531.71 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.24 million in 2022.
- How does India rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- India ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. 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 Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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