Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in China
China: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 31.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 a day in China is 31.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in China peaked at 100.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2021.
That places China 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 96.6% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 80.4% | 93.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 38.7% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 30.8% | 40.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
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 $10 a day in China?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in China was 31.3% 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 $10 a day recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2021.
- How does China rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- China ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.