Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 3.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan is 3.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan peaked at 16.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 122nd out of 123 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.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.4% | — |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +81.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -61.2% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 21% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +81.3% | 9.1% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.2% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 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)
- 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan was 3.1% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Kazakhstan ranks 122nd out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.