Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 15.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Kazakhstan is 15.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Kazakhstan peaked at 77.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2021.
Kazakhstan ranks 67th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 74.0% | — |
| 1996 | 69.5% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -36.2% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 69.5% | 74.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 42.3% | 77.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 18.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.2% | 18.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 64 Panama 19.8% compare
- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.4% compare
- 66 Jordan 15.3% compare
- 68 Montenegro 14.5% compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 14.0% compare
- 70 Uzbekistan 12.4%
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Kazakhstan?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Kazakhstan was 15.2% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Kazakhstan ranks 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.