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. In the past, extreme poverty had been more common in western and central parts of China, and in these regions the number of poor households is still considerably higher today.
Number of rural residents living below the extreme poverty line in China from 2018 to 2020, by region
(in millions)
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).
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (February 25, 2021). Number of rural residents living below the extreme poverty line in China from 2018 to 2020, by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086908/china-poverty-population-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Number of rural residents living below the extreme poverty line in China from 2018 to 2020, by region (in millions)." Chart. February 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086908/china-poverty-population-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2021). Number of rural residents living below the extreme poverty line in China from 2018 to 2020, by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086908/china-poverty-population-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Number of Rural Residents Living below The Extreme Poverty Line in China from 2018 to 2020, by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086908/china-poverty-population-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Number of rural residents living below the extreme poverty line in China from 2018 to 2020, by region (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086908/china-poverty-population-by-region/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of rural residents living below the extreme poverty line in China from 2018 to 2020, by region (in millions) [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, February 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086908/china-poverty-population-by-region/
