NPL

Poverty Headcount Ratio

Share of the population below the national multidimensional poverty line. A composite measure covering health, education, and living standards.

%Source: NITI Aayog MPI ↗Data year: 2021↓ Lower is betterWeight: 1.5x

State Rankings — Poverty Headcount Ratio

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Score Distribution

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Full Rankings

#State / UTValueScoreTier
1Kerala0.6%100.0Champion
2Goa0.8%99.7Champion
3Puducherry(UT)0.8%99.7Champion
4Lakshadweep(UT)1.1%98.8Champion
5Tamil Nadu2.2%95.1Champion
6Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT)2.3%94.8Champion
7Sikkim2.6%93.8Champion
8Delhi(UT)3.4%90.9Champion
9Chandigarh(UT)3.5%90.6Champion
10Ladakh(UT)3.5%90.6Champion
11Punjab4.8%86.5Champion
12Jammu & Kashmir(UT)4.8%86.3Champion
13Himachal Pradesh4.9%85.9Champion
14Mizoram5.3%84.6Champion
15Telangana5.9%82.7Champion
16Andhra Pradesh6.1%82.0Champion
17Haryana7.1%78.6Champion
18Karnataka7.6%76.9Champion
19Maharashtra7.8%76.1Champion
20Manipur8.1%75.1Champion
21Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT)9.2%71.4Contender
22Uttarakhand9.7%69.8Contender
23Gujarat11.7%63.1Contender
24West Bengal11.9%62.3Contender
25Tripura13.1%58.2Rising
26Arunachal Pradesh13.8%56.0Rising
27Rajasthan15.3%50.7Rising
28Nagaland15.4%50.3Rising
29Odisha15.7%49.5Rising
30Chhattisgarh16.4%47.1Rising
31Assam19.4%37.0Developing
32Madhya Pradesh20.6%32.7Developing
33Uttar Pradesh22.9%24.9Developing
34Meghalaya27.8%8.5Developing
35Jharkhand28.8%5.0Developing
36Bihar33.8%0.0Developing