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In Balochistan poverty is increasing. In 2001–2002 poverty incidences were at 48% and by 2005–2006 these were at 50.9%. [87] According to a report on Dawn, the rate of multidimensional poverty in Balochistan had risen to 71% by 2016.
Poverty in Pakistan. Poverty in Pakistan has been recorded by the World Bank at 39.3% using the lower middle-income poverty rate of US$ 3.2 per day for the fiscal year 2020–21. [1] In September 2021, the government stated that 22% percent of its population lives below the national poverty line [2] set at Rs. 3030 (US$10) per month.
This is a list of provinces and administrative territories of Pakistan in order of their Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2021. Rank. Region. HDI (2021) [1] Comparable country (2022) Medium human development. 1. Islamabad Capital Territory. 0.659.
The economy of Balochistan, one of the four provinces of Pakistan, is largely based upon the production of natural gas, coal, and minerals. Agriculture and livestock also dominate the Baloch economy. Horticultural development is a fairly recent, yet growing phenomenon. Other important economic sectors include fisheries, mining, manufacturing ...
Poverty may therefore also be defined as the economic condition of lacking predictable and stable means of meeting basic life needs. The first table lists countries by the percentage of their population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), $3.65 and $6.85 US dollars a day in 2017 international ( PPP ) prices.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2022, Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana had the highest poverty rates in the U.S. at over 15% each. See ...
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 50,062 households and a population of 253,107. Jafarabad had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 31.87% - 43.87% for males and 19.47% for females. 80,958 (31.99%) lived in urban areas. 97,696 (38.60%) were under 10 years of age.
Since the mid-1970s Balochistan's share of Pakistan's GDP has dropped from 4.9 to 3.7%. Balochistan has the highest infant and maternal mortality rate, the highest poverty rate, and the lowest literacy rate in Pakistan.