Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 7,932 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Kazakhstan is 7,932 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Kazakhstan peaked at 3.22 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,295 people, in 2020.
That places Kazakhstan 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.46 million people | 2.40 million people | 2.53 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million people | 129,077 people | 3.22 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 27,697 people | 11,574 people | 87,902 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,614 people | 7,295 people | 7,932 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.182 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1284 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.8% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1471 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Kazakhstan?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Kazakhstan was 7,932 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,295 people in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Kazakhstan ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.