Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in China
China: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in China, 1981–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in China is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in China peaked at 39.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
China ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 13.1% | 39.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 5.7% | 14.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More reference data data for China
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.15 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0991 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.06 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 132.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in China?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in China was 0.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does China rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- China ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.