Since 2000, the share of people living in extreme poverty in rural China has been constantly decreasing. In February 2021, the Chinese government announced that - based on the current definition of poverty - all residents in China have been relieved from extreme poverty.
Ratio of residents living below the poverty line in China from 2000 to 2020
The current poverty threshold in rural China is 2,300 yuan per person per year (at 2010 constant prices).
One yuan equals approximately 0.15 U.S. dollars and 0.13 euros (as of February 2021).
Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (February 25, 2021). Ratio of residents living below the poverty line in China from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086836/china-poverty-ratio/
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2021). Ratio of residents living below the poverty line in China from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086836/china-poverty-ratio/
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