Question

In india the percentage of population below poverty line is

Answer 1

$21.9\%$


In India, 21.9% of the population lives below the national poverty line in 2011. In India, the proportion of employed population below $1.90 purchasing power parity a day in 2011 is 21.2%.

Answer 2

Explanation:

22%

In 2012, the Indian government stated that 22% of its population is below its official poverty limit. Based on 2005's PPPs International Comparison Program, in 2011, the World Bank estimated that 23.6% of Indian population, or about 276 million people, lived below $1.25 per day on purchasing power parity.