Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 12.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Kyrgyzstan is 12.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 82.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.9% | — |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -29.1% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -25.9% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -23.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 12.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.5%, 56% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 12.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 21.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.3% | 31.3% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 23.2% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 12.5% | 31.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Kyrgyzstan was 12.5% 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.