Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): China
0% in 2022, the latest year published. Figures for 23 years from 1981 to 2022 are below.
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.7495911326259375 |
| 2017 | 1.5748828649520874 |
| 2016 | 2.091343514621258 |
| 2015 | 2.8571976348757744 |
| 2014 | 4.605518653988838 |
| 2013 | 6.041635572910309 |
| 2012 | 12.875372171401978 |
| 2011 | 15.288496017456055 |
| 2010 | 20.58367282152176 |
| 2008 | 26.061424612998962 |
| 2005 | 32.907119393348694 |
| 2002 | 47.79286980628967 |
| 1999 | 58.47401022911072 |
| 1996 | 62.62493133544922 |
| 1993 | 77.28332877159119 |
| 1990 | 83.10968279838562 |
| 1987 | 81.08916878700256 |
| 1984 | 91.25456213951111 |
| 1981 | 97.00409173965454 |