Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 26.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Pakistan, 2007–2018
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Pakistan is 26.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Pakistan peaked at 26.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2007.
That places Pakistan 32nd out of 37 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 | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.1% | — |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +36.5% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.1% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 16.0% | 26.2% | 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 26.2% 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 26.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 37 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 99.9%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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