Poverty & Inequality in Pakistan 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 87.1% 2024 down 3.2% 17th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 47.9% 2024 down 2.8% 19th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 23.0% 2024 up 8.5% 20th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.2% 2024 up 36.8% 23rd Prosperity gap 7.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 up 1.4% 20th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 42.8% 2024 down 2.7% 19th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 32.8% 2024 up 4.5% 23rd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 13.9% 2024 up 7.8% 20th Population living in slums 56.0% 2022 down 9.8% 23rd Income share held by second 20% 12.3% 2024 down 6.8% 53rd Gini index 33.5 2024 up 13.6% 69th Income share held by lowest 20% 8.2% 2024 down 13.7% 32nd Income share held by lowest 10% 3.4% 2024 down 19.0% 29th Income share held by highest 10% 27.7% 2024 up 9.5% 54th Income share held by highest 20% 42.2% 2024 up 7.1% 58th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.3% 2024 unchanged 93rd Income share held by third 20% 16.0% 2024 down 3.6% 68th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.6% 2024 up 85.4% 100th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 21.9% 2018 down 50.3% 21st Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 27.1% 2024 down 8.1% 1st