Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 157,989 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
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 Kyrgyzstan is 157,989 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 3.24 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 157,989 people, in 2024.
That places Kyrgyzstan 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.94 million people | 528,984 people | 3.24 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 543,344 people | 324,220 people | 778,389 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 337,672 people | 157,989 people | 631,273 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.34 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1005 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1005 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1309 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1534 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Kyrgyzstan?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Kyrgyzstan was 157,989 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,989 people in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: 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.