Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 31.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan stood at 31.3%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan peaked at 85.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 83.1% | — |
| 1996 | 78.8% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.9% | 78.8% | 83.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 57.9% | 85.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 32.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.3% | 34.8% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan was 31.3% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.