Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 20.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Tajikistan, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 20.8% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Tajikistan peaked at 21.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1999.
Tajikistan ranks 35th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.7% | — |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.5% | 21.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 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 10.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.74 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (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 Tajikistan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Tajikistan was 20.8% 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 60% of the median recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1999.
- How does Tajikistan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Tajikistan ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.