Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Pakistan
28.9% of people in Pakistan lived below the national poverty line in 2024.
Pakistan, 2024
28.9%
Change from 2018
+6.7percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Pakistan over time
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Pakistan
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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 | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.9% |
| 2018 | 22.2% |
| 2015 | 24.3% |
| 2013 | 29.5% |
| 2011 | 36.3% |
| 2010 | 36.8% |
| 2007 | 44.1% |
| 2005 | 50.4% |
| 2004 | 51.7% |
| 2001 | 64.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 22.2% in 2018, a change of +6.7 percentage points.
- Since 2001, when it was 64.3%, the figure has changed by −35.4 percentage points.