Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.0402 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan is 0.0402, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.68 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0374, in 2020.
That places Kazakhstan 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.63 | 14.62 | 14.64 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.47 | 0.7766 | 20.68 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1576 | 0.0611 | 0.5221 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0388 | 0.0374 | 0.0402 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,530 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.46 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.182 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.85 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1284 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1471 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Kazakhstan was 0.0402 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0374 in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Kazakhstan ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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