This statistic illustrates the number of rural residents in China living below the poverty line in selected years from 2000 to 2020. Since 2000, poverty in rural China has been constantly decreasing. In 2020, the Chinese government announced that - based on the current definition of poverty - all residents in China have been relieved from extreme poverty.
Number of rural residents living below the poverty line* in China from 2000 to 2020
(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).
Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (February 25, 2021). Number of rural residents living below the poverty line* in China from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, 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 2020 (in millions)." Chart. February 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866620/number-of-rural-residents-living-in-poverty-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2021). Number of rural residents living below the poverty line* in China from 2000 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. 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 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2021, 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 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866620/number-of-rural-residents-living-in-poverty-in-china/ (last visited May 25, 2022)
