Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): China (urban)
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 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0.48099998384714127 |
| 2013 | 0.3719999920576811 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0.37700000684708357 |
| 2010 | 1.8160000443458557 |
| 2008 | 4.774000123143196 |
| 2005 | 9.601999819278717 |
| 2002 | 15.479999780654907 |
| 1999 | 25.977998971939087 |
| 1996 | 32.48099982738495 |
| 1993 | 43.268001079559326 |
| 1990 | 59.82000231742859 |
| 1987 | 59.25999879837036 |
| 1984 | 80.54199814796448 |
| 1981 | 89.29600119590759 |