How many people have been lifted out of poverty in India?

According to World Bank's October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief, India lifted an estimated 49.6 crore people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023. The poverty rate (living on less than $4.20/day) falling from 57.7% to 16.1%, and extreme poverty (under $2.15/day) dropping from 27.1% to just 2.6%. Employment increased by around 13.4 crore people between 2017 and 2023.