Yunnan lifted 1.368 million people out of poverty in 2019

Statistics from the Yunnan Provincial Poverty Relief Office show that the province lifted 1.368 million people and 3,005 villages out of poverty in 2019. This effectively brings down the poverty headcount ratio to 1.32 percent.The province has achieved that the basic living needs of rural poor populations are met and that they have access to compulsory education, basic medical services and housing.

 

 

Yunnan has significantly improved the quality of poverty alleviation. From 2015 to 2019, the proportion of the province's registered poor people with a minimum annual net income of 5,000 yuan (US$711.69) has increased from 5 percent to 90.6 percent. Of these, the proportion that gained income through the industries has risen from 4.5 percent to 93.6 percent. The proportion of people with stable employment has also increased, from 9.2 percent to 55.1 percent.

 

 

Likewise, Yunnan has assisted poor regions shake off poverty as a whole. In the province's poor areas, the per capita net income of farmers has risen from 2744.43 yuan (US$390.64) in 2015 to 9294.49 yuan (US$1,322.96) in 2019. The poverty headcount ratio in eight autonomous prefectures and 29 autonomous counties has dropped from 10.58 percent and 12.17 percent in 2015, to 0.86 percent and 0.53 percent in 2019.

 

According to Huang Yunbo, director of the Yunnan Provincial Poverty Relief Office, the province has reduced the numbers of registered poor people, villages and counties in 2019 by 95 percent, 95 percent and 92 percent, respectively. Yunnan’s progress of poverty alleviation matches that of the  country as a whole.

Yunnan lifted 1.368 million people out of poverty in 2019

Statistics from the Yunnan Provincial Poverty Relief Office show that the province lifted 1.368 million people and 3,005 villages out of poverty in 2019. This effectively brings down the poverty headcount ratio to 1.32 percent.The province has achieved that the basic living needs of rural poor populations are met and that they have access to compulsory education, basic medical services and housing. Yunnan has significantly improved the quality of poverty alleviation. From 2015 to 2019, the proportion of the provinces registered poor people with a minimum annual net income of 5,000 yuan (US$711.69) has increased from 5 percent to 90.6 percent. Of these, the proportion that gained income through the industries has risen from 4.5 percent to 93.6 percent. The proportion of people with stable employment has also increased, from 9.2 percent to 55.1 percent. Likewise, Yunnan has assisted poor regions shake off poverty as a whole. In the provinces poor areas, the per capita net income of farmers has risen from 2744.43 yuan (US$390.64) in 2015 to 9294.49 yuan (US$1,322.96) in 2019. The poverty headcount ratio in eight autonomous prefectures and 29 autonomous counties has dropped from 10.58 percent and 12.17 percent in 2015, to 0.86 percent and 0.53 percent in 2019. According to Huang Yunbo, director of the Yunnan Provincial Poverty Relief Office, the province has reduced the numbers of registered poor people, villages and counties in 2019 by 95 percent, 95 percent and 92 percent, respectively. Yunnans progress of poverty alleviation matches that of the country as a whole.