Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Pakistan

Pakistan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 9.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
9.6%
Change on year
up 27.8%
World rank
25th
of 34 countries
All-time high
9.6%
in 2018
All-time low
6.7%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Pakistan, 2007–2018

02468102007201220182007: 82009: 6.72013: 7.32015: 7.52018: 9.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Pakistan is 9.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Pakistan peaked at 9.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2009.

That places Pakistan 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 8.0%
2009 6.7% -16.6%
2013 7.3% +8.8%
2015 7.5% +3.9%
2018 9.6% +27.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.3% 6.7% 8.0% 2
2010s 8.1% 7.3% 9.6% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

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  2. 23 Sri Lanka 10.9% compare
  3. 24 Ecuador 10.1% compare
  4. 26 Colombia 9.3% compare
  5. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.4% compare
  6. 28 South Africa 7.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Pakistan?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Pakistan was 9.6% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Pakistan ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount