Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.0%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
68th
of 73 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2020
All-time low
4.3%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Kazakhstan, 2018–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Kazakhstan is 5.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
That places Kazakhstan 68th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Kazakhstan?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Kazakhstan was 5.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Kazakhstan ranks 68th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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