This statistic illustrates the number of rural residents in China living below the poverty line in selected years from 2000 to 2018. Since 2000, poverty in rural China has been constantly decreasing. In 2018, approximately 16.6 million people in rural areas of China were still living in poverty. This figure has decreased by over 90 percent compared to 2005.
Number of rural residents living below the poverty line in China from 2000 to 2018 (in millions)*
*The current poverty threshold in rural China is 2,300 yuan per person per year.
Note: 1 yuan equals approximately 0.13 euros and 0.14 U.S. dollars (as of January 2020).
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (February 15, 2019). Number of rural residents living below the poverty line in China from 2000 to 2018 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/866620/number-of-rural-residents-living-in-poverty-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Number of rural residents living below the poverty line in China from 2000 to 2018 (in millions)*." Chart. February 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866620/number-of-rural-residents-living-in-poverty-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2019). Number of rural residents living below the poverty line in China from 2000 to 2018 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866620/number-of-rural-residents-living-in-poverty-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Number of Rural Residents Living below The Poverty Line in China from 2000 to 2018 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866620/number-of-rural-residents-living-in-poverty-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Number of rural residents living below the poverty line in China from 2000 to 2018 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866620/number-of-rural-residents-living-in-poverty-in-china/ (last visited January 28, 2020)
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