Pakistan - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Pakistan was 60.19 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.16 in 1987 and a minimum value of 60.19 in 2008.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 89.16 |
| 1991 | 88.18 |
| 1997 | 83.26 |
| 1999 | 66.54 |
| 2002 | 73.91 |
| 2005 | 60.31 |
| 2006 | 60.98 |
| 2008 | 60.19 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Pakistan was 21.04 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 66.46 in 1987 and a minimum value of 21.04 in 2008.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 66.46 |
| 1991 | 64.71 |
| 1997 | 48.14 |
| 1999 | 29.05 |
| 2002 | 35.87 |
| 2005 | 22.59 |
| 2006 | 22.58 |
| 2008 | 21.04 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.60 |
| 2002 | 34.50 |
| 2005 | 23.90 |
| 2006 | 22.30 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.70 |
| 2002 | 39.30 |
| 2005 | 28.10 |
| 2006 | 27.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.90 |
| 2002 | 22.70 |
| 2005 | 14.90 |
| 2006 | 13.10 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
