Extreme poverty rate in Pakistan
23.0% of people in Pakistan lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2024.
Pakistan, 2024
23.0%
Change from 2018
+6.5percentage points
World, 2024
10.1%
Extreme poverty rate in Pakistan over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.0% | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | – | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | – | 12.6% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | 15.5% |
| 2012 | – | 17.8% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | 19.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | 28.3% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 16.5% in 2018, a change of +6.5 percentage points.
- Since 1998, when it was 50.3%, the figure has changed by −27.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.1%.
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Prevalence of undernourishment
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Gini index
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Income share held by the richest 10%
27.7%
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Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
47.9%
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Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
87.1%
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