Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 7.06 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan stood at 7.06 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 7.06 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million people, in 2000.
That places Kyrgyzstan 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.66 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.90 million people | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 2.09 million people | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 2.19 million people | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.44 million people | +57.5% |
| 2005 | 3.27 million people | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 3.86 million people | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 4.04 million people | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.58 million people | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 4.86 million people | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 4.78 million people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.03 million people | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 5.06 million people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.00 million people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.43 million people | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 5.38 million people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.68 million people | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 5.79 million people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.06 million people | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.27 million people | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.10 million people | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.46 million people | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.66 million people | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 6.90 million people | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 7.06 million people | +2.3% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 7.06 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.39 million people, 49% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 7.06 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +57.5% | 2.19 million people | 3.44 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.19 million people | 1.66 million people | 4.86 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 million people | 4.78 million people | 6.27 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.64 million people | 6.10 million people | 7.06 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,799 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.85 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan was 7.06 million people in 2024, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million people in 2000.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.