Area Database (v4.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)
Subnational regions
China
All years

% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)

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
China (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 32.9 32.1 31.3 30.6 29.8 29.1 28.3 27.6 26.8 26.0 25.3 24.5 23.8 16.7 9.66 7.83 5.99 4.16 2.32 0.49
Anhui 46.1 44.7 43.3 41.9 40.5 39.1 37.7 36.3 35.0 33.6 32.2 30.8 29.4 22.3 15.2 12.6 9.93 7.31 4.68 2.06
Beijing 1.87 2.67 3.48 4.28 5.08 5.89 6.69 7.50 8.30 9.11 9.91 10.7 11.5 7.90 4.27 2.95 1.62 1.08 0.55 0.01
Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong 16.0 16.2 16.4 16.6 16.8 17.1 17.3 17.5 17.7 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.6 12.7 6.83 5.13 3.43 2.29 1.15 0.01
Chongqing 50.7 48.8 46.9 45.0 43.1 41.2 39.4 37.5 35.6 33.7 31.8 30.0 28.1 19.5 10.9 9.38 7.85 6.33 4.80 3.28
Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet 39.5 39.4 39.4 39.4 39.3 39.3 39.3 39.2 39.2 39.2 39.1 39.1 39.1 25.6 12.1 10.5 8.95 7.38 5.81 4.24
Fujian 8.16 7.49 6.83 6.16 5.50 4.83 4.17 3.50 2.84
Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan 16.5 16.2 15.8 15.5 15.2 14.8 14.5 14.2 13.8 13.5 13.2 12.8 12.5 10.9 9.26 8.01 6.75 5.50 4.24 2.99
Gansu 58.2 56.3 54.4 52.5 50.6 48.6 46.7 44.8 42.9 40.9 39.0 37.1 35.2 22.7 10.2 8.28 6.38 4.49 2.59 0.69
Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang 56.7 54.2 51.7 49.2 46.7 44.2 41.7 39.3 36.8 34.3 31.8 29.3 26.8 19.9 13.0 9.48 5.96 3.98 1.99 0.01
Guangdong 13.2 13.7 14.2 14.7 15.2 15.7 16.2 16.7 17.2 17.8 18.3 18.8 19.3 14.6 9.99 8.10 6.21 4.32 2.43 0.54
Guangxi Zhuang 75.1 71.1 67.0 62.9 58.8 54.8 50.7 46.6 42.5 38.5 34.4 30.3 26.3 19.2 12.1 10.2 8.25 6.33 4.40 2.48
Guizhou 89.7 85.9 82.2 78.5 74.8 71.1 67.3 63.6 59.9 56.2 52.4 48.7 45.0 29.3 13.6 11.4 9.15 6.93 4.70 2.48
Hainan 34.4 30.9 27.4 23.9 20.4 16.9 13.4 9.87 6.36
Hebei 13.1 14.0 14.8 15.7 16.5 17.4 18.2 19.1 19.9 20.8 21.6 22.5 23.3 16.0 8.73 7.14 5.54 3.95 2.35 0.76
Heilongjiang 73.8 62.0 50.1 38.3 26.5 14.7 11.4 8.19 5.46 2.74 0.01
Henan 34.7 33.9 33.0 32.2 31.3 30.4 29.6 28.7 27.8 27.0 26.1 25.3 24.4 17.7 11.0 9.81 8.63 7.46 6.28 5.11
Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia 32.3 31.4 30.4 29.5 28.6 27.7 26.7 25.8 24.9 24.0 23.1 22.1 21.2 16.0 10.8 9.12 7.45 5.78 4.11 2.44
Hubei 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 27.0 27.0 27.1 27.2 17.1 7.05 6.32 5.58 4.85 4.11 3.38
Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi 48.2 46.1 44.0 42.0 39.9 37.8 35.8 33.7 31.7 29.6 27.5 25.5 23.4 15.9 8.31 7.72 7.13 6.54 5.95 5.36
Hunan 67.4 63.6 59.8 56.0 52.2 48.4 44.6 40.8 37.0 33.2 29.5 25.7 21.9 15.5 9.19 7.91 6.62 5.34 4.05 2.77
Inner Mongolia 14.4 12.2 10.0 7.87 5.70 3.52 2.35 1.18 0.01
Jiangsu 3.90 4.92 5.93 6.95 7.97 8.98 10.00 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.1 15.1 16.1 10.9 5.72 4.09 2.45 1.64 0.82 0.01
Jiangxi 76.5 71.8 67.1 62.3 57.6 52.9 48.1 43.4 38.7 34.0 29.2 24.5 19.8 13.7 7.69 7.12 6.55 5.98 5.41 4.84
Jilin 33.1 34.2 35.3 36.5 37.6 38.7 39.8 40.9 42.0 43.1 44.3 45.4 46.5 27.5 8.53 6.85 5.16 3.48 1.79 0.11
Liaoning 16.5 17.7 18.9 20.1 21.3 22.5 23.7 24.9 26.1 27.3 28.5 29.7 30.9 19.6 8.36 6.52 4.68 3.12 1.57 0.01
Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang 23.4 24.7 26.0 27.3 28.6 29.9 31.3 32.6 33.9 35.2 36.5 37.8 39.1 25.1 11.1 8.15 5.20 3.47 1.74 0.01
Ningxia 11.9 10.2 8.45 6.70 4.96 3.21 2.14 1.08 0.01
Qinghai 24.9 21.9 19.0 16.0 13.0 10.1 8.35 6.63 4.92 3.20 1.49
Shaanxi 36.0 35.0 34.0 33.0 31.9 30.9 29.9 28.9 27.8 26.8 25.8 24.8 23.8 16.1 8.39 6.93 5.47 4.01 2.55 1.09
Shandong 32.3 31.2 30.1 29.1 28.0 26.9 25.8 24.7 23.6 22.5 21.4 20.3 19.2 13.0 6.90 5.44 3.97 2.65 1.33 0.01
Shanghai 23.5 19.5 15.5 11.5 7.54 3.54 2.34 1.13 0.76 0.38 0.01
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui 19.5 19.7 19.9 20.0 20.2 20.4 20.5 20.7 20.8 21.0 21.2 21.3 21.5 14.8 8.17 5.97 3.77 2.52 1.26 0.01
Shanxi 30.8 29.9 29.0 28.1 27.2 26.3 25.4 24.5 23.6 22.7 21.8 20.9 20.0 18.2 16.3 13.6 10.9 8.24 5.54 2.84
Sichuan 52.1 49.6 47.2 44.7 42.2 39.8 37.3 34.8 32.4 29.9 27.4 25.0 22.5 15.2 7.95 7.59 7.23 6.87 6.51 6.15
Tianjin 10.7 9.11 7.56 6.00 4.45 2.89 2.25 1.61 1.08 0.54 0.01
Xinjiang 66.8 66.8 66.8 66.8 66.8 66.8 66.8
Yunnan 57.7 57.7 57.7 57.7 57.6 57.6 57.6 57.6 57.5 57.5 57.5 57.4 57.4 36.5 15.7 13.4 11.1 8.87 6.60 4.34
Zhejiang 16.3 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.7 17.8 18.0 13.5 9.00 7.26 5.52 3.78 2.04 0.30
Lighter numbers are estimates