Poverty rate at national poverty lines in India
21.9% of people in India lived below the national poverty line in 2011.
The latest value for India is for 2011. Most countries have figures for 2021.
India, 2011
21.9%
Change from 2009
−7.9percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2011
14.5%
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in India over time
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The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 21.9% |
| 2009 | 29.8% |
| 2004 | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 29.8% in 2009, a change of −7.9 percentage points.
- Since 1993, when it was 45.3%, the figure has changed by −23.4 percentage points.