Over a billion Indians were classified under low income in 2019, from only 873 million in 2011. The change meant that between 2011 and 2019, about 262 million Indians saw an increase in their standard of living, from poor to low income.
Population in India in 2011 and 2019, by income tier
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figures expressed in 2011 purchasing power parities in 2011 prices
Supplementary notes
According to the source:
Poor live on 2 U.S. dollars or less daily,
low income on 2.01-10 U.S dollars,
middle income on 10.01 - 20 U.S dollars,
upper middle income on 20.01 - 50 U.S. dollars, and
high income on more than 50 U.S. dollars.
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Pew Research Center. (March 18, 2021). Population in India in 2011 and 2019, by income tier (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266079/india-population-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. "Population in India in 2011 and 2019, by income tier (in millions)." Chart. March 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266079/india-population-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Population in India in 2011 and 2019, by income tier (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266079/india-population-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. "Population in India in 2011 and 2019, by Income Tier (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266079/india-population-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center, Population in India in 2011 and 2019, by income tier (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266079/india-population-by-income-tier/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Population in India in 2011 and 2019, by income tier (in millions) [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266079/india-population-by-income-tier/
