India Poverty Percentage 2024. Poverty rate is measured as the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). In india, poverty is measured based on a methodology.
Significant initiatives covering all dimensions of poverty have led to 24.82 crore individuals escaping multidimensional poverty in the last 9 years. The september 2023 global poverty update by the world bank revealed that at the $3.65 poverty line, india accounts for 40% of the global poverty rate of 24.1%.