Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 14.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Pakistan, 2007–2018
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2018, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Pakistan stood at 14.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Pakistan peaked at 14.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2007.
That places Pakistan 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.5% | — |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +66.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +43.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 14.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.5% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.1% | 14.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Pakistan?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Pakistan was 14.1% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount