A farmer weaves fishing nets in Huangshagang town in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, on Dec 4, 2019. The town is Jiangsu's largest aquatic products trading center and has made great efforts to lift locals out of poverty. [Photo by Ji Dongyu/China Daily]

The poverty-stricken population dropped from 98.99 million at the end of 2012 to 5.51 million at the end of 2019, representing a drop in the poverty rate of the population from 10.2 percent to 0.6 percent over the same period.

China has defined extreme poverty as having a per capita income of less than 2,300 yuan ($344) a year.

The poverty line, set in 2011 and adjusted annually with inflation, reached more than 4,000 yuan this year. The amount varies from place to place due to purchasing power parity.