India - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in India was 21.20 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.60 in 1977 and a minimum value of 21.20 in 2011.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 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.
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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 61.60 |
| 1983 | 54.80 |
| 1987 | 48.90 |
| 1993 | 45.90 |
| 2004 | 38.20 |
| 2009 | 31.10 |
| 2011 | 21.20 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in India was 60.40 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.10 in 1977 and a minimum value of 60.40 in 2011.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 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.
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 mor
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| Year | Value |
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| 1977 | 88.10 |
| 1983 | 85.50 |
| 1987 | 82.80 |
| 1993 | 81.10 |
| 2004 | 75.20 |
| 2009 | 69.90 |
| 2011 | 60.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 45.30 |
| 2004 | 37.20 |
| 2009 | 29.80 |
| 2011 | 21.90 |
Rural poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of rural population)
Definition: Rural poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the rural population living below the national poverty lines.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 50.10 |
| 2004 | 41.80 |
| 2009 | 33.80 |
| 2011 | 25.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in India was 86.80 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.00 in 1977 and a minimum value of 86.80 in 2011.
Definition: 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.
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 mor
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| Year | Value |
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| 1977 | 97.00 |
| 1983 | 96.40 |
| 1987 | 95.50 |
| 1993 | 95.30 |
| 2004 | 92.50 |
| 2009 | 90.60 |
| 2011 | 86.80 |
Urban poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of urban population)
Definition: Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.80 |
| 2004 | 25.70 |
| 2009 | 20.90 |
| 2011 | 13.70 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
