During 2019 to 2021, almost 15 percent of the Indian population were reportedly multidimensionally poor. This reflected a much lower percentage of multidimensionally poor population in India. India has made significant progress in multidimensional poverty over the years. The share of multidimensional poor is expected to decline to around 11 percent during 2022 to 2023.
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Share of people living in multidimensional poverty in India from 2006 to 2021, with estimates for 2022 and 2023
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) refers to the proportion of the population that is multidimensionally poor adjusted by the intensity of the deprivations.
Multidimensional poverty headcount: Population with a deprivation score of at least 33.3 percent. It is expressed as a share of the population in the survey year, the number of multidimensionally poor people in the survey year and the projected number of multidimensionally poor people in 2021.
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NITI Aayog. (January 15, 2024). Share of people living in multidimensional poverty in India from 2006 to 2021, with estimates for 2022 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272613/india-multidimensional-poverty-index/
NITI Aayog. "Share of people living in multidimensional poverty in India from 2006 to 2021, with estimates for 2022 and 2023." Chart. January 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272613/india-multidimensional-poverty-index/
NITI Aayog. (2024). Share of people living in multidimensional poverty in India from 2006 to 2021, with estimates for 2022 and 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272613/india-multidimensional-poverty-index/
NITI Aayog. "Share of People Living in Multidimensional Poverty in India from 2006 to 2021, with Estimates for 2022 and 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272613/india-multidimensional-poverty-index/
NITI Aayog, Share of people living in multidimensional poverty in India from 2006 to 2021, with estimates for 2022 and 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272613/india-multidimensional-poverty-index/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Share of people living in multidimensional poverty in India from 2006 to 2021, with estimates for 2022 and 2023 [Graph], NITI Aayog, January 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272613/india-multidimensional-poverty-index/
