Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Pakistan, 1987–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Pakistan stood at 7.6%.
That represents a change of up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Pakistan peaked at 9.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1996.
That places Pakistan 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.5% | — |
| 1990 | 9.3% | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -67.7% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +83.3% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -36.4% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +123.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 7.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 7.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 83% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More infrastructure data for Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Pakistan?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Pakistan was 7.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1996.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Pakistan ranks 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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