India Poverty Rate 1977-2021
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- India poverty rate for 2011 was 87.40%, a 3.7% decline from 2009.
- India poverty rate for 2009 was 91.10%, a 1.8% decline from 2004.
- India poverty rate for 2004 was 92.90%, a 2.6% decline from 1993.
- India poverty rate for 1993 was 95.50%, a 0.2% decline from 1987.
| India Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2011 |
87.40% |
-3.70% |
| 2009 |
91.10% |
-1.80% |
| 2004 |
92.90% |
-2.60% |
| 1993 |
95.50% |
-0.20% |
| 1987 |
95.70% |
-0.90% |
| 1983 |
96.60% |
-0.50% |
| 1977 |
97.10% |
-0.50% |
