Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2001
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2001–2021
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Kazakhstan, 2001–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.1% for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Kazakhstan peaked at 16.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
Kazakhstan ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.4% | — |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -26.7% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -63.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -51.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -89.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 34% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 0.1% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 24 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 25 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 26 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 27 Albania 0.1% compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 27 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 27 Chile 0.1% compare
- 27 China 0.1% compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 27 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 27 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 27 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 27 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.1% compare
- 27 Turkey 0.1% compare
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 employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Kazakhstan?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Kazakhstan was 0.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Kazakhstan ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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