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)
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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 June 04, 2023, 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 June 04, 2023. 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: June 04, 2023. 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 June 04, 2023)
Number of rural residents living below the poverty line* in China from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, February 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/866620/number-of-rural-residents-living-in-poverty-in-china/