Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in India
India: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 90.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in India, 1977–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in India stood at 90.1%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in India peaked at 98.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2022.
That places India 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 98.4% | — |
| 1983 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | -5.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 90.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- India's 90.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 66.9%, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.7% | 95.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in India?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in India was 90.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2022.
- How does India rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- India ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.