Poverty & Inequality in Pakistan 97 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 673,904 people 2024 up 186.9% 60th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.5% 2024 down 0.2% 20th Share of population living in extreme poverty 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 87.1% 2024 down 3.2% 17th Number of people living in extreme poverty 195.41 million people 2024 up 16.7% 6th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 58.23 million people 2024 up 28.9% 3rd Number of people living in extreme poverty 58.23 million people 2024 up 28.9% 3rd Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 87.1% 2024 down 3.2% 17th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 3.1% 2024 up 199.6% 102nd Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 7.6% 2024 up 84.7% 99th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 14.6% 2024 up 36.8% 97th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.7% 2024 down 0.2% 24th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 47.9% 2024 down 2.9% 19th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 92.0% 2024 down 2.3% 17th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 58.23 million people 2024 up 28.9% 3rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 673,904 people 2024 up 186.9% 60th Gini coefficient 0.3354 2024 up 13.6% 68th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 23.1% 2018 down 26.4% 9th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 23.0% 2024 up 8.0% 20th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 21.9% 2018 down 50.3% 21st Share of population living below national poverty lines 21.9% 2018 down 50.3% 21st Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 27.1% 2024 down 8.1% 1st Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 9.89 million people 2018 up 104.4% 39th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 3.6% 2018 down 69.8% 39th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.8% 2018 down 0.1% 20th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 3.6% 2018 down 69.8% 39th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 7.95 million people 2018 down 63.6% 15th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 34.4% 2018 down 37.7% 26th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 77.6% 2018 down 10.7% 19th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 4.9% 2018 down 66.9% 38th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 21.9% 2018 down 50.3% 21st Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 3.9% 2015 down 76.4% 15th ← Previous Page 2 of 2