Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Kyrgyzstan stood at 1.3%.
The figure is up 61.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 4.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 115th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +102.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +47.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +33.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -51.5% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +85.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -63.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +113.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -47.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +77.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -35.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,799 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.85 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Kyrgyzstan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Kyrgyzstan was 1.3% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.