Poverty at $3.65 a day — all countries

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Pakistan

Poverty at $3.65 a day in Pakistan in 2024 — 47.9%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 25. Since 1987, the indicator has fallen by 43.2 pp.

2024 47.9% +3.2 pp vs 2018
World rank 25of 25
Period maximum 91.1%1987
Period minimum 44.7%2018

Trend over time

1987–2024 · % of population

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Pakistan, 1987–202440608010019871991199519992003200720112015201920231987: 91.1%1990: 90.9%1996: 73.6%1998: 74.9%2001: 80%2004: 68.5%2005: 69%2007: 64.7%2010: 57.2%2011: 55.9%2013: 49.3%2015: 44.8%2018: 44.7%2024: 47.9%
Change over the period: −43.2 pp Annual average: -1.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 47.9%
World 18.9%
South Asia 18.4%
Poverty at $3.65 a day — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 47.9
2018 44.7
2015 44.8
2013 49.3
2011 55.9 −1.3 pp
2010 57.2
2007 64.7
2005 69 +0.5 pp
2004 68.5
2001 80
1998 74.9
1996 73.6
1990 90.9
1987 91.1

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $3.65 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity. The World Bank keeps three international lines because one does not work for the whole world: extreme poverty at $2.15 has all but disappeared in middle-income countries, and they need a higher line. This one matches the typical national lines of lower-middle-income countries — that is, it answers how many are poor by the standards of countries like them, not how many are destitute.

Important: Measured from consumption or income in household surveys held once every few years, so the years are discontinuous. The line is set in 2017 PPP dollars, not in current ones.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.