Pakistan Poverty Rate 1987-2024
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.
- Pakistan poverty rate for 2018 was 84.50%, a 0.7% increase from 2015.
- Pakistan poverty rate for 2015 was 83.80%, a 2.7% decline from 2013.
- Pakistan poverty rate for 2013 was 86.50%, a 2.6% decline from 2011.
- Pakistan poverty rate for 2011 was 89.10%, a 1.3% decline from 2010.
Pakistan Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
2018 |
84.50% |
0.70% |
2015 |
83.80% |
-2.70% |
2013 |
86.50% |
-2.60% |
2011 |
89.10% |
-1.30% |
2010 |
90.40% |
-1.00% |
2007 |
91.40% |
-1.00% |
2005 |
92.40% |
0.20% |
2004 |
92.20% |
-3.80% |
2001 |
96.00% |
2.60% |
1998 |
93.40% |
-1.30% |
1996 |
94.70% |
-3.30% |
1990 |
98.00% |
0.30% |
1987 |
97.70% |
0.30% |