
Share of population living below poverty line in India 2023, by select state
In financial year 2023, Uttar Pradesh, India's most populated state had over 32 percent people living under the poverty line of 3.20 U.S. dollars per day. A decade ago the state had over 67 percent of its population living under the threshold. The state of Bihar also witnessed a significant reduction in poverty rates from over 69 percent in the financial year 2012 to over 23 percent in the financial year 2023.