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Poverty Gini Coefficient: Pakistan Is Getting Poorer — And More Unequal

Pakistan’s poverty has surged from 21.9% to 28.2% since 2018-19 as incomes fell and inequality widened. The numbers demand structural reform.

Category 2018-19 2024-25
National 21.9% 28.2%
Urban 11.0% 17.4%
Rural 28.3% 36.2%

Urban poverty rising from 11.0% to 17.4% signals collapse in purchasing power. Rural poverty climbing to 36.2% reflects agricultural stress, energy pricing distortions, and weak rural productivity.

This is not cyclical fluctuation. It is deterioration.

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