Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 19.74 million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan is 19.74 million people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan peaked at 19.74 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.35 million people, in 2001.
That places Kazakhstan 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.74 million people | — |
| 1996 | 14.02 million people | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 12.35 million people | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 13.12 million people | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 13.82 million people | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 14.65 million people | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.64 million people | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 15.72 million people | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 16.09 million people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 16.30 million people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.49 million people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.75 million people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 17.03 million people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.28 million people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.54 million people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 17.80 million people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.07 million people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.33 million people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.63 million people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.92 million people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.19 million people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.47 million people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.74 million people | +1.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 19.74 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 19.74 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.38 million people | 14.02 million people | 14.74 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.69 million people | 12.35 million people | 16.49 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.95 million people | 16.75 million people | 19.19 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.61 million people | 19.47 million people | 19.74 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,530 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 48.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.46 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan was 19.74 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.74 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.35 million people in 2001.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Kazakhstan ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.