Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 6.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tajikistan, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tajikistan is 6.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tajikistan peaked at 79.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.
Tajikistan ranks 36th of 120 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.4% | 79.4% | 79.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 15.7% | 56.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.258 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1154 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1154 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1334 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1993 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tajikistan?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tajikistan was 6.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Tajikistan ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.