Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan, 1999–2024
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
In 2024, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan stood at 13.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan peaked at 14.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2009.
That places Tajikistan 42nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.5% | — |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 13.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.8%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 13.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 14.0% | 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)
- 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 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 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 10.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.74 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (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 Tajikistan?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan was 13.4% in 2024, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2009.
- How does Tajikistan rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Tajikistan ranks 42nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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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.