Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Kazakhstan, 2018–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 5.0% for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
That places Kazakhstan 66th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5 |
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)
- 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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Kazakhstan?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Kazakhstan was 5.0% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Kazakhstan ranks 66th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.