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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Poverty at $3.65 a day

Poverty measured against the line the World Bank uses for lower-middle-income economies, $3.65 a day. A more demanding test than the extreme-poverty line and the more honest one for India today: far more people sit just above $2.15 than below it.

Position from worst
23.9
2022
Published by
World Bank
irregular

Poverty at $3.65 a day over time

20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%197719851993200120092017202223.9%
1977–2022 · 8 observations · lower is better · % below $3.65/day
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PeriodPoverty at $3.65 a day
202223.9%
201157.7%
200966.1%
200474.5%
199376.2%
198778.7%
198378.0%
197782.9%

Compared with

China
0.5%
Germany
0.9%
United States
1.2%
Japan
1.6%
Vietnam
4.2%
Brazil
6.2%
Nepal
9.1%
Sri Lanka
11.5%
Indonesia
16.4%
Bangladesh
20.5%
India
23.9%
South Africa
30.2%
Pakistan
47.9%
Latest available year for each country · % below $3.65/day · lower is better

Source

World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.LMIC