Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): South Asia (WB)
1.6873352229595184% in 2026, the latest year published. Figures for 37 years from 1990 to 2026 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 (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.6873352229595184 |
| 2025 | 2.07541361451149 |
| 2024 | 2.557992748916149 |
| 2023 | 4.070534929633141 |
| 2022 | 6.129177287220955 |
| 2021 | 7.870244979858398 |
| 2020 | 9.39013808965683 |
| 2019 | 8.713667839765549 |
| 2018 | 9.943872690200806 |
| 2017 | 11.946313083171844 |
| 2016 | 14.36978131532669 |
| 2015 | 17.127932608127594 |
| 2014 | 20.030416548252106 |
| 2013 | 22.78585433959961 |
| 2012 | 25.232788920402527 |
| 2011 | 27.553141117095947 |
| 2010 | 30.40021061897278 |
| 2009 | 34.60996747016907 |
| 2008 | 36.840301752090454 |
| 2007 | 38.111481070518494 |
| 2006 | 40.72013199329376 |
| 2005 | 43.34794282913208 |
| 2004 | 44.98699903488159 |
| 2003 | 45.587047934532166 |
| 2002 | 45.978713035583496 |
| 2001 | 46.02600932121277 |
| 2000 | 46.10574543476105 |
| 1999 | 46.27101123332977 |
| 1998 | 46.64451777935028 |
| 1997 | 46.73041105270386 |
| 1996 | 46.79185748100281 |
| 1995 | 47.11104929447174 |
| 1994 | 47.44672477245331 |
| 1993 | 48.13205301761627 |
| 1992 | 48.94004464149475 |
| 1991 | 49.63398873806 |
| 1990 | 49.67990219593048 |