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% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Total | 8.76 | 8.59 | 8.43 | 8.26 | 8.09 | 7.93 | 7.76 | 7.59 | 7.43 | 7.26 | 7.09 | 6.93 | 6.76 | 4.58 | 2.39 | 1.83 | 1.26 | 0.84 | 0.43 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Urban | 7.48 | 7.19 | 6.91 | 6.62 | 6.33 | 6.05 | 5.76 | 5.47 | 5.19 | 4.90 | 4.61 | 4.33 | 4.04 | 2.65 | 1.26 | 0.99 | 0.71 | 0.48 | 0.24 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Rural | 9.78 | 9.80 | 9.81 | 9.83 | 9.85 | 9.86 | 9.88 | 9.89 | 9.91 | 9.92 | 9.94 | 9.95 | 9.97 | 7.01 | 4.05 | 3.13 | 2.20 | 1.47 | 0.74 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Poor | 26.5 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 26.6 | 24.7 | 22.9 | 21.1 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| Nonpoor | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 35.1 | 34.5 | 33.8 | 33.2 | 32.5 | 31.9 | 31.2 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 28.6 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 18.4 | 9.57 | 7.39 | 5.21 | 3.48 | 1.74 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Second 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Third 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Highest 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong | 0.86 | 1.07 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 1.71 | 1.93 | 2.14 | 2.36 | 2.57 | 2.79 | 3.00 | 3.22 | 3.43 | 2.18 | 0.93 | 0.69 | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.16 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 8.69 | 3.46 | 2.68 | 1.90 | 1.27 | 0.64 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan | 2.54 | 2.61 | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.83 | 2.91 | 2.98 | 3.05 | 3.13 | 3.20 | 3.27 | 3.35 | 3.42 | 3.09 | 2.76 | 2.04 | 1.32 | 0.88 | 0.45 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang | 24.8 | 23.2 | 21.6 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 8.94 | 7.35 | 5.77 | 4.22 | 2.67 | 2.12 | 1.57 | 1.05 | 0.53 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia | 10.0 | 9.64 | 9.25 | 8.86 | 8.47 | 8.08 | 7.69 | 7.30 | 6.91 | 6.52 | 6.13 | 5.74 | 5.35 | 4.18 | 3.00 | 2.28 | 1.55 | 1.04 | 0.52 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 9.72 | 9.27 | 8.82 | 8.36 | 7.91 | 7.46 | 7.01 | 6.55 | 6.10 | 5.65 | 3.77 | 1.88 | 1.78 | 1.68 | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.38 | |||||||||
| Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang | 3.92 | 4.57 | 5.23 | 5.88 | 6.53 | 7.19 | 7.84 | 8.50 | 9.15 | 9.81 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 6.79 | 1.81 | 1.21 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.21 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui | 3.42 | 3.75 | 4.08 | 4.41 | 4.74 | 5.07 | 5.40 | 5.73 | 6.05 | 6.38 | 6.71 | 7.04 | 7.37 | 4.98 | 2.59 | 1.91 | 1.22 | 0.82 | 0.41 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Anhui | 0.29 | 1.13 | 1.98 | 2.83 | 3.68 | 4.53 | 5.37 | 6.22 | 7.07 | 7.92 | 8.76 | 9.61 | 10.5 | 8.07 | 5.67 | 3.96 | 2.24 | 1.50 | 0.75 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Beijing | 0.60 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 1.68 | 1.90 | 2.11 | 2.33 | 2.54 | 2.76 | 2.97 | 3.19 | 1.99 | 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Chongqing | 8.02 | 8.16 | 8.29 | 8.43 | 8.57 | 8.70 | 8.84 | 8.98 | 9.11 | 9.25 | 9.39 | 9.52 | 9.66 | 6.08 | 2.50 | 2.13 | 1.75 | 1.38 | 1.00 | 0.63 | |||||||||
| Fujian | 4.71 | 3.92 | 3.13 | 2.34 | 1.55 | 0.76 | 0.51 | 0.26 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gansu | 27.9 | 26.2 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 21.4 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 8.47 | 4.94 | 1.41 | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.13 | 1.03 | 0.94 | |||||||||
| Guangdong | 1.28 | 1.67 | 2.05 | 2.44 | 2.83 | 3.21 | 3.60 | 3.98 | 4.37 | 4.75 | 5.14 | 5.52 | 5.91 | 4.34 | 2.77 | 2.08 | 1.38 | 0.92 | 0.47 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Guangxi Zhuang | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 6.39 | 2.77 | 2.35 | 1.93 | 1.51 | 1.09 | 0.67 | |||||||||
| Guizhou | 27.5 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 11.1 | 4.63 | 3.42 | 2.20 | 1.47 | 0.74 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Hainan | 14.6 | 12.0 | 9.40 | 6.78 | 4.17 | 1.55 | 1.04 | 0.52 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebei | 0.01 | 0.46 | 0.90 | 1.35 | 1.90 | 2.45 | 3.00 | 3.55 | 4.10 | 4.65 | 5.20 | 5.75 | 6.30 | 3.94 | 1.58 | 1.33 | 1.08 | 0.83 | 0.58 | 0.33 | |||||||||
| Heilongjiang | 21.9 | 17.9 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 6.03 | 2.06 | 1.45 | 0.83 | 0.56 | 0.28 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Henan | 1.07 | 1.64 | 2.21 | 2.78 | 3.35 | 3.92 | 4.49 | 5.06 | 5.64 | 6.21 | 6.78 | 7.35 | 7.92 | 5.77 | 3.62 | 2.81 | 2.00 | 1.34 | 0.67 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Hubei | 3.22 | 3.55 | 3.89 | 4.22 | 4.55 | 4.89 | 5.22 | 5.55 | 5.89 | 6.22 | 6.55 | 6.89 | 7.22 | 4.52 | 1.81 | 1.41 | 1.01 | 0.68 | 0.34 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Hunan | 17.5 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 9.84 | 8.74 | 7.65 | 6.55 | 5.46 | 4.36 | 3.23 | 2.10 | 1.95 | 1.79 | 1.64 | 1.48 | 1.33 | |||||||||
| Inner Mongolia | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.60 | 1.76 | 1.92 | 2.08 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jiangsu | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.66 | 0.98 | 1.53 | 2.09 | 2.64 | 3.19 | 3.75 | 4.30 | 4.85 | 5.41 | 5.96 | 3.88 | 1.80 | 1.42 | 1.03 | 0.69 | 0.35 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Jiangxi | 19.2 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 9.57 | 8.37 | 7.16 | 5.96 | 4.76 | 3.05 | 1.33 | 1.52 | 1.71 | 1.90 | 2.09 | 2.28 | |||||||||
| Jilin | 3.28 | 4.27 | 5.26 | 6.25 | 7.24 | 8.23 | 9.22 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 8.47 | 1.76 | 1.06 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Liaoning | 1.90 | 2.31 | 2.71 | 3.12 | 3.53 | 3.93 | 4.34 | 4.74 | 5.15 | 5.55 | 5.96 | 6.36 | 6.77 | 3.92 | 1.06 | 0.81 | 0.55 | 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Ningxia | 2.19 | 1.87 | 1.56 | 1.24 | 0.93 | 0.61 | 0.41 | 0.21 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Qinghai | 5.29 | 4.86 | 4.43 | 4.00 | 3.57 | 3.14 | 2.35 | 1.56 | 1.04 | 0.53 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaanxi | 6.32 | 6.11 | 5.89 | 5.68 | 5.47 | 5.25 | 5.04 | 4.82 | 4.61 | 4.39 | 4.18 | 3.96 | 3.75 | 3.28 | 2.81 | 1.77 | 0.72 | 0.48 | 0.25 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Shandong | 0.01 | 0.32 | 0.64 | 0.95 | 1.36 | 1.77 | 2.18 | 2.59 | 3.00 | 3.41 | 3.82 | 4.23 | 4.64 | 3.20 | 1.76 | 1.21 | 0.66 | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Shanghai | 5.09 | 4.26 | 3.43 | 2.60 | 1.77 | 0.94 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shanxi | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.45 | 8.75 | 8.06 | 7.36 | 6.67 | 5.97 | 5.28 | 4.58 | 3.89 | 4.10 | 4.31 | 3.39 | 2.46 | 1.64 | 0.83 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Sichuan | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.58 | 9.10 | 8.62 | 8.14 | 7.66 | 7.17 | 6.69 | 6.21 | 5.73 | 5.25 | 3.46 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.65 | |||||||||
| Tianjin | 1.10 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xinjiang | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yunnan | 33.9 | 32.9 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 29.7 | 28.6 | 27.6 | 26.5 | 25.4 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 13.1 | 4.93 | 3.84 | 2.74 | 1.83 | 0.92 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Zhejiang | 1.30 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 2.50 | 2.90 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 4.10 | 4.50 | 4.90 | 5.30 | 5.70 | 6.10 | 4.26 | 2.42 | 2.16 | 1.90 | 1.64 | 1.38 | 1.12 | |||||||||