Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 77.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
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 of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Kyrgyzstan is 77.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 99.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2024.
That places Kyrgyzstan 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.1% | — |
| 2001 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.5% | 87.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 87.7% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 77.7% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,799 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.85 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Kyrgyzstan was 77.7% in 2024, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.