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India Poverty Rate 1980s

Name: India Poverty Rate 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank

51.35% decade average (1980-1989)

India's poverty rate during the 1980s ranged from 50.90% (1983) to 51.80% (1987), averaging 51.35% over 2 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1983	50.90%	−8.80pp	7th
1987	51.80%	+0.90pp	22nd