- Over 107 m Pakistnis live below the poverty line.
- Over 39 m included in extreme poverty category.
- New numbers reflect updated international thresholds.
Islamabad: A significant 44.7% of Pakistan’s population is now considered to live under the World Bank’s recently updated international poverty line set at $ 4.20 per year. Person per Day.
This figure comes as the World Bank performs a routine global revision of its poverty thresholds to explain the development of price levels and fresh data.
As a lower middle -income country, Pakistan’s new poverty statistics also reveal that the extreme poverty line, which is now at $ 3 per day. Person per Day, 16.5% of the population affects a significant increase from 4.9% below the previous $ 2.15 benchmark. Furthermore, the upper mean income poem line included at $ 8.30 per year. Person per Day, a huge 88.4% of the country’s population.
According to the new poverty line, Pakistan’s more than 107.95 million people live below the poverty line to earn less than RS1.200 a day. It points out that more than 39.8 million people in the country are included in the extreme poverty category, sources say.
These updated international poverty lines are derived from data on purchasing purchasing power parity (PPP) provided by the International Comparison Program (ICP). The World Bank clarifies that this ensures that poverty estimates remain accurate and comparable across nations, with the methodology in accordance with updates initiated in 1990.
“The audits help to place Pakistan’s poverty levels in a global context and emphasize the importance of continued efforts to reduce vulnerability and improve resilience,” said World Bank’s Rural Director of Pakistan Najy Benhassine. “The new figures reflect updated international thresholds and improved data from other countries, not a deterioration of living standards.”
While these international lines are crucial to global progress tracking and cross -country allowances, the national poverty line of Pakistan remains unchanged. It continues to act as the primary domestic benchmark for politics and program target in the country. The underlying household income and expenditure survey (HIES) 2018/19 data that informs both national and international estimates also remain consistent.
The updated figures are part of the World Bank Global Poverty June Update 2025, an initiative aimed at strengthening the precision and relevance of global poverty assessments. The poverty of an upcoming World Bank, justice and resilience assessment for Pakistan is expected to offer more detailed context for these updated estimates, providing a comprehensive analysis of poverty, inequality and non-monetary results along with the most important driving forces for poverty and a forward-looking agenda to promote prosperity and resilience to all Pakistanis.
