Poverty in the People's Republic of China
Get the latest statistical data on poverty and socioeconomic development in the People's Republic of China and compare poverty indicators among countries in East Asia.
- In the People's Republic of China, 4.5% of the population lived below the national rural poverty line in 2016.
- In the People's Republic of China, the proportion of employed population below $1.90 purchasing power parity a day in 2014 is 1.4%.
- For every 1,000 babies born in the People's Republic of China in 2016, 10 died before their 5th birthday.
Poverty Data: People's Republic of China
Source: Basic Statistics 2018
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): People's Republic of China
Latest available data on selected indicators (prevalence of undernourishment, stunting, and malnutrition) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 2.
Latest available data on selected indicators (maternal and neonatal mortality rates; tuberculosis incidence; mortality rates attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 3.
Latest available data on selected indicators (proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 5.
Latest available data on selected indicators (share of population using safely managed drinking water and sanitation services) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 6.
Latest available data on selected indicators (share of population with electricity access, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 7.
Latest available data on selected indicators (unemployment rates [male/female]; share of youth not in education, employment or training; share of adults with an account at a bank or other financial institution) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 8.
Latest available data on selected indicators (CO2 emissions, official flows for infrastructure, share of population covered by mobile networks [3G, LTE/WiMAX]) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 9.
Latest available data on selected indicators (growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 10.
Latest available data on selected indicators (share of urban population living in slums, average annual mean of particulate matter) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 11.
Latest available data on selected indicators (material footprint, domestic material consumption) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 12.
Latest available data on selected indicators (volume of remittances as a proportion to total GDP, debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services) for the People's Republic of China's Sustainable Development Goal 17.
Social Protection Data: People's Republic of China
Source: ADB Social Protection Index