Highest Poverty in Pakistan

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Pakistan

1 Abbottabad 03 16.5%

2 Abdul Khel 03 16.5%

3 Adilpur 05 16.5%

4 Ahmadpur East 04 16.5%

5 Ahmadpur Sial 04 16.5%

6 Akora Khattak 03 16.5%

7 Alahabad 04 16.5%

8 Alik Ghund 02 16.5%

9 Alipur 08 16.5%

10 Alipur 04 16.5%

11 Amangarh 03 16.5%

12 Arif Wala 02 16.5%

13 Arifwala 04 16.5%

14 Athhmuqam 06 16.5%

15 Attock City 04 16.5%

16 Baddomalhi 04 16.5%

17 Badin 05 16.5%

18 Baffa 03 16.5%

19 Bagarji 05 16.5%

20 Bāgh 06 16.5%

21 Bahawalnagar 04 16.5%

22 Bahawalpur 04 16.5%

23 Bandhi 05 16.5%

24 Bannu 03 16.5%

25 Barkhan 02 16.5%

26 Basirpur 04 16.5%

27 Bat Khela 03 16.5%

28 Battagram 03 16.5%

29 Batwar Salarzai 03 16.5%

30 Begowala 04 16.5%

31 Bela 02 16.5%

32 Berani 05 16.5%

33 Bhag 02 16.5%

34 Bhagowal 04 16.5%

35 Bhagwal 04 16.5%

36 Bhakkar 04 16.5%

37 Bhalwal 04 16.5%

38 Bhan 05 16.5%

39 Bhawana 04 16.5%

40 Bhera 04 16.5%

41 Bhimber 06 16.5%

42 Bhiria 05 16.5%

43 Bhit Shah 05 16.5%

44 Bhopalwala 04 16.5%

45 Bozdar Wada 05 16.5%

46 Buni 03 16.5%

47 Burewala 04 16.5%

48 Chak 05 16.5%

49 Chak Azam Sahu 04 16.5%

50 Chak Eighty-eight -Six Right 04 16.5%

51 Chak Fifty-six -Four Right 04 16.5%

52 Chak Five Hundred Seventy-five 04 16.5%

53 Chak Hundred One 04 16.5%

54 Chak Jhumra 04 16.5%

55 Chak Ninety-eight -Nine Left 04 16.5%

56 Chak Ninety-nine -Nine Left 04 16.5%

57 Chak Ninety-nine -Six Right 04 16.5%

58 Chak One Hundred Eight -Nine Left 04 16.5%

59 Chak One Hundred Eighteen Nine Left 04 16.5%

60 Chak One Hundred Eighty-eight Nine A Left 04 16.5%

61 Chak One Hundred Eighty-five A Nine Left 04 16.5%

62 Chak One Hundred Eighty-seven Nine Left 04 16.5%

63 Chak One Hundred Eighty-six Nine Left 04 16.5%

64 Chak One Hundred Fifty-three -Nine Left 04 16.5%

65 Chak One Hundred Forty Nine Left 04 16.5%

66 Chak One Hundred Forty-one Nine Left 04 16.5%

67 Chak One Hundred Forty-three Nine Left 04 16.5%

68 Chak One Hundred Forty-two Nine Left 04 16.5%

69 Chak One Hundred Four -Nine Left 04 16.5%

70 Chak One Hundred -Nine Left 04 16.5%

71 Chak One Hundred Ninety Nine A Left 04 16.5%

72 Chak One Hundred Seventeen Nine Left 04 16.5%

73 Chak One Hundred Six -Nine Left 04 16.5%

74 Chak One Hundred Ten -Nine Left 04 16.5%

75 Chak One Hundred Thirty-eight Nine Left 04 16.5%

76 Chak One Hundred Thirty-nine Nine Left 04 16.5%

77 Chak One Hundred Thirty-two -Nine Left 04 16.5%

78 Chak One Hundred Three Seven Right 04 16.5%

79 Chak One Hundred Twelve -Nine Left 04 16.5%

80 Chak One Hundred Twenty Nine Left 04 16.5%

81 Chak One Hundred Twenty-nine -Nine Left 04 16.5%

82 Chak One Hundred Twenty-one Nine Left 04 16.5%

83 Chak Sixty-eight-Four Right 04 16.5%

84 Chak Sixty-five A Gugera Distributary 04 16.5%

85 Chak Thirty-one -Eleven Left 04 16.5%

86 Chak Three Ten Left 04 16.5%

87 Chaksawari 06 16.5%

88 Chakwal 04 16.5%

89 Chaman 02 16.5%

90 Chamber 05 16.5%

91 Charhoi 06 16.5%

92 Charsadda 03 16.5%

93 Chawinda 04 16.5%

94 Chhor 05 16.5%

95 Chichawatni 04 16.5%

96 Chiniot 04 16.5%

97 Chishtian 04 16.5%

98 Choa Saidan Shah 04 16.5%

99 Chuhar Jamali 05 16.5%

100 Chuhar Kana 04 16.5%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Pakistan face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Abbottabad has a poverty rate of 16.5%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Abbottabad, 16.5% of residents — roughly 1 in 6 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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