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 22.50 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.10 in 1977 and a minimum value of 22.50 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 | 63.10 |
| 1983 | 56.40 |
| 1987 | 50.60 |
| 1993 | 47.60 |
| 2004 | 39.90 |
| 2009 | 32.80 |
| 2011 | 22.50 |
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 61.70 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.70 in 1977 and a minimum value of 61.70 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 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 88.70 |
| 1983 | 86.20 |
| 1987 | 83.60 |
| 1993 | 82.00 |
| 2004 | 76.30 |
| 2009 | 71.10 |
| 2011 | 61.70 |
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 |
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 87.50 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.10 in 1977 and a minimum value of 87.50 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 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 97.10 |
| 1983 | 96.60 |
| 1987 | 95.70 |
| 1993 | 95.60 |
| 2004 | 92.90 |
| 2009 | 91.10 |
| 2011 | 87.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
