Poverty & Inequality in India 93 indicators covering poverty & inequality for India. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of population between different poverty lines 884,990 people 2022 up 0.3% 55th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.8% 2022 down 0.1% 11th Share of population living in extreme poverty 5.3% 2022 down 80.6% 38th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 82.1% 2022 down 11.3% 21st Number of people living in extreme poverty 1.36 billion people 2022 up 46.7% 2nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 75.24 million people 2022 down 78.2% 2nd Number of people living in extreme poverty 75.24 million people 2022 down 78.2% 2nd Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 82.1% 2022 down 11.3% 21st The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 5.3% 2022 down 80.6% 38th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 0.9% 2022 up 3.6% 118th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 3.4% 2022 down 7.8% 118th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 9.0% 2022 down 6.4% 118th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.9% 2022 up 0.0% 11th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 5.3% 2022 down 80.6% 38th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 23.9% 2022 down 58.6% 30th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 5.3% 2022 down 80.6% 38th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 90.1% 2022 down 5.9% 20th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 75.24 million people 2022 down 78.2% 2nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 884,990 people 2022 up 0.3% 55th Gini coefficient 0.2551 2022 down 11.3% 117th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 31.5% 2020 down 27.6% 4th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 5.3% 2022 down 80.6% 37th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 68.43 million people 2021 up 79.2% 6th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 12.9% 2021 down 43.5% 26th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 100.0% 2021 up 0.2% 4th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 12.9% 2021 down 43.5% 26th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 182.04 million people 2021 down 37.0% 1st Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 43.5% 2021 down 30.3% 20th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 77.3% 2021 down 12.0% 20th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 12.9% 2021 down 43.5% 25th Share of population living in extreme poverty 9.0% 2018 down 60.9% 5th Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 16.9% 2022 down 18.1% 32nd [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social 64.3% 2025 up 238.4% 11th ← Previous Page 2 of 2