Ratio of residents living below the extreme poverty line in China 2000-2020

Since 2000, the share of people living in extreme poverty in rural China has been constantly decreasing. In February 2021, the Chinese government announced that - based on the current definition of poverty - all residents in China have been relieved from extreme poverty.

自2000年以来，居住在中国农村的极端贫困人口比例持续下降。2021年2月，中国政府宣布，根据当前贫困的定义，中国所有居民均已摆脱极端贫困。