Poverty & Inequality in China

98 indicators covering poverty & inequality for China.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 77.51 million people 2022 up 260.4% 2nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 89.0% 2022 down 8.0% 59th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 21.3% 2022 down 62.9% 57th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 1.41 billion people 2022 up 19.7% 1st
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 0 people 2022 down 100.0% 116th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 0 people 2022 down 100.0% 116th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 21.3% 2022 down 62.9% 57th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 4.9% 2022 down 56.9% 73rd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 12.0% 2022 down 33.7% 53rd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 19.6% 2022 down 22.8% 44th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 94.5% 2022 down 4.0% 62nd
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.5% 2022 down 98.0% 92nd
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 31.3% 2022 down 52.9% 57th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 0 people 2022 down 100.0% 116th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 77.51 million people 2022 up 260.4% 2nd
Gini coefficient 0.3602 2022 down 14.7% 47th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 2.4% 2013 down 64.7% 85th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 114th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 70th
Share of population living below national poverty lines 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 70th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 852.56 million people 2021 up 178.0% 1st
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 112th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 92.2% 2021 down 6.0% 63rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 112th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0 people 2021 down 100.0% 112th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 117th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 9.4% 2021 down 81.0% 69th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 111th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 0.1% 2021 down 99.4% 26th
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 73rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty 5.0% 2018 down 73.7% 7th
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 63.5% 2022 up 28.8% 4th
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 0.7% 2015 down 96.2% 35th