Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 4.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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 50% of the median in Kyrgyzstan stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 10.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2014.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 114th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +42.4% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +31.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +14.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 4.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.8%, 42% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 4.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 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 50% of the median in Kyrgyzstan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Kyrgyzstan was 4.6% 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 50% of the median recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2014.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 50% 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 50% of the median.