Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 7.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Kazakhstan is 7.8%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Kazakhstan peaked at 24.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 119th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20.2% | — |
| 1996 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -48.6% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 11.0% | 24.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 2 |
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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Kazakhstan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Kazakhstan was 7.8% in 2021, 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 60% of the median recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Kazakhstan ranks 119th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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 60% 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 60% of the median.