Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 13.56 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan is 13.56 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan peaked at 13.56 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.28 million, in 2001.
That places Kazakhstan 36th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.20 million | 2.91 million | 3.49 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.55 million | 2.28 million | 6.92 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.97 million | 7.85 million | 12.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.13 million | 12.70 million | 13.56 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,530 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.46 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.182 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.85 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1284 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1471 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan was 13.56 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 million in 2001.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Kazakhstan ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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