Standard of living in Pakistan

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The standard of living in Pakistan differentiates and varies between different classes of society. Pakistan is a largely developing country and according to the Human Development Index, is ranked 147th out of 170 countries, upper side of "low human development."[1]

Despite having a growing middle class numbering over 70 million,[2] a large portion of the country's population remains poor. Poverty, unemployment and a population boom contribute to Pakistan's current social problems. As of 2008, over 17% of the total population was found abjectly living below the poverty line[3] while the unemployment rate, as of 2010, numbered up to an unprecedented 15%.[4] According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 24.3% lived below the national poverty line in 2015.[5] Poor governance, political insecurity, and religious persecution have further added to the issues faced by the average Pakistani family.

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  1. ^ United Nations Development Programme, Statistics of the Human Development Report, Human Development Reports
  2. ^ "The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Pakistan Unemployment rate - Economy".
  5. ^ van (2021-05-03). "Poverty: Pakistan". Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 2022-01-02.

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