Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 15.15 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kazakhstan is 15.15, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kazakhstan peaked at 77.39 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.15, 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 with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 73.96 | — |
| 1996 | 69.5 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 77.39 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 75.57 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 71.04 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 68.28 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 64.72 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 55.67 | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 43.26 | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 42.31 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 43.11 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 37.49 | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 23.9 | -36.2% |
| 2012 | 23.58 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 18.01 | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 19.31 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 22.16 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 29.09 | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 23.64 | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 18.78 | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 19.28 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.58 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.15 | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.73 | 69.5 | 73.96 | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.15 | 42.31 | 77.39 | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.52 | 18.01 | 37.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.87 | 15.15 | 18.58 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 64 Panama 19.8 compare
- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.36 compare
- 66 Jordan 15.3 compare
- 68 Montenegro 14.51 compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 13.96 compare
- 70 Uzbekistan 12.42
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 20.46 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.182 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kazakhstan?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kazakhstan was 15.15 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.39 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.15 in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Kazakhstan ranks 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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