A Decade of Progress: India’s Journey from 27% to 5% Poverty

Unknown Apr 02, 2026 850 Views

India has seen a huge drop in extreme poverty over the last decade, according to a new report from the World Bank. The numbers show that the share of Indians living in extreme poverty fell from 27.1% in 2011-12 to just 5.3% in 2022-23. That’s a difference of nearly 270 million people. &...