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.
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 | Value | 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% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.3%, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 5.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 32% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
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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