In 2011, poverty ratio at national poverty line for India was 21.9 %. Poverty ratio at national poverty line of India fell gradually from 45.3 % in 1993 to 21.9 % in 2011.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.