Pakistan - 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 Pakistan was 3.60 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.10 in 1987 and a minimum value of 3.60 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 64.10 |
| 1990 | 60.60 |
| 1996 | 18.30 |
| 1998 | 25.40 |
| 2001 | 28.20 |
| 2004 | 16.70 |
| 2005 | 16.60 |
| 2007 | 11.90 |
| 2010 | 7.40 |
| 2011 | 7.20 |
| 2013 | 5.70 |
| 2015 | 3.80 |
| 2018 | 3.60 |
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 Pakistan was 34.40 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.50 in 1987 and a minimum value of 34.40 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 88.50 |
| 1990 | 87.90 |
| 1996 | 65.30 |
| 1998 | 68.10 |
| 2001 | 73.50 |
| 2004 | 60.60 |
| 2005 | 60.70 |
| 2007 | 55.30 |
| 2010 | 47.10 |
| 2011 | 46.50 |
| 2013 | 39.50 |
| 2015 | 35.50 |
| 2018 | 34.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Pakistan was 21.90 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.30 in 2001 and a minimum value of 21.90 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.30 |
| 2004 | 51.70 |
| 2005 | 50.40 |
| 2007 | 44.10 |
| 2010 | 36.80 |
| 2011 | 36.30 |
| 2013 | 29.50 |
| 2015 | 24.30 |
| 2018 | 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 Pakistan was 77.60 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.00 in 1990 and a minimum value of 76.40 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 96.80 |
| 1990 | 97.00 |
| 1996 | 91.70 |
| 1998 | 90.80 |
| 2001 | 93.90 |
| 2004 | 88.30 |
| 2005 | 88.80 |
| 2007 | 87.00 |
| 2010 | 85.10 |
| 2011 | 83.90 |
| 2013 | 80.40 |
| 2015 | 76.40 |
| 2018 | 77.60 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
