Highest Poverty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Top 48 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · Pakistan · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Highest Poverty — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1 Kulachi 16.5%

2 Tank 16.5%

3 Lakki 16.5%

4 Hangu 16.5%

5 Risalpur Cantonment 16.5%

6 Utmanzai 16.5%

7 Dursh Khela 16.5%

8 Upper Dir 16.5%

9 Akora Khattak 16.5%

10 Tangi 16.5%

11 Thal 16.5%

12 Zaida 16.5%

13 Khalabat 16.5%

14 Sarai Naurang 16.5%

15 Lachi 16.5%

16 Musa Banda/Musa khan kallay 16.5%

17 Paharpur 16.5%

18 Baffa 16.5%

19 Karak 16.5%

20 Abdul Khel 16.5%

21 Inzari 16.5%

22 Khar 16.5%

23 Doaba 16.5%

24 Batwar Salarzai 16.5%

25 Nowshera Kalan 16.5%

26 Bannu 16.5%

27 Dera Ismail Khan 16.5%

28 Battagram 16.5%

29 Mardan 16.5%

30 Mingora 16.5%

31 Abbottabad 16.5%

32 Kohat 16.5%

33 Tordher 16.5%

34 Charsadda 16.5%

35 Swabi 16.5%

36 Nowshera Cantonment 16.5%

37 Peshawar 16.5%

38 Topi 16.5%

39 Shorkot 16.5%

40 Shabqadar 16.5%

41 Mansehra 16.5%

42 Jahangira 16.5%

43 Haripur 16.5%

44 Pabbi 16.5%

45 Buni 16.5%

46 Bat Khela 16.5%

47 Amangarh 16.5%

48 Havelian 16.5%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Kulachi 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 Kulachi, 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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