Poverty & Inequality in Pakistan 97 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 down 60.0% 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 65.9% 142nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 70.5% 124th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman 2023 down 12.6% 43rd Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 kg per hectare 2023 up 21.1% 76th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 7.0% 141st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year 2023 up 1.9% 44th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 2023 up 23.6% 143rd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% 2023 up 23.6% 143rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 5.0% 157th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year 2023 down 42.2% 54th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -33.33 % change on previous year 2025 — 130th Gender Inequality Index 0.536 2023 down 6.9% 26th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% 2023 down 24.2% 175th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1502 2023 down 14.3% 46th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1502 2023 down 14.3% 46th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1759 2023 down 12.1% 45th 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% 25th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 47.9% 2024 down 2.8% 19th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 87.1% 2024 down 3.2% 17th Prosperity gap 7.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 up 1.4% 22nd Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2816 2023 down 0.3% 77th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 13.9% 2024 up 7.8% 20th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 32.8% 2024 up 4.5% 23rd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 42.8% 2024 down 2.7% 19th Population living in slums 56.0% 2022 down 9.8% 23rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.364 2023 up 9.6% 136th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.364 2023 up 9.6% 136th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.364 2023 up 9.6% 136th Proportion of population below international poverty line 23.0% 2024 up 8.5% 21st Three metrics of inequality 52.98 2018 down 3.3% 68th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5298 2018 down 3.3% 68th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 16.14 2023 down 8.8% 167th Income share held by second 20% 12.3% 2024 down 6.8% 53rd Income share held by third 20% 16.0% 2024 down 3.6% 70th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.3% 2024 unchanged 95th Income share held by highest 20% 42.2% 2024 up 7.1% 60th Income share held by highest 10% 27.7% 2024 up 9.5% 54th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.4% 2024 down 19.0% 29th Income share held by lowest 20% 8.2% 2024 down 13.7% 32nd Gini index 33.5 2024 up 13.6% 71st Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.6% 2024 up 85.4% 102nd Total shortfall from extreme poverty 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 59.7% 4th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 5.2% 2024 up 33.9% 23rd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.1098 2024 down 8.3% 82nd Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5095 2018 down 4.6% 59th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5095 2018 down 4.6% 59th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.1% 2024 down 8.3% 75th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 5,392 2017 up 38.8% 113th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 42.8% 2018 down 2.9% 61st Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 16.6% 2018 down 1.6% 39th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 0.0% 2015 down 76.4% 126th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3354 2024 up 13.6% 68th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 58.23 million people 2024 up 28.9% 3rd Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 20.33 million people 2024 up 64.5% 31st Page 1 of 2 Next →