Population at risk of poverty as a share of total population reached 21.9% in 2011 in India, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 26.5% less than in the previous year.
Historically, population at risk of poverty as a share of total population in India reached an all time high of 45.3% in 1993 and an all time low of 21.9% in 2011.
India has been ranked 36th within the group of 82 countries we follow in terms of population at risk of poverty as a share of total population.
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