Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 31.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
31.3%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
58th
of 120 countries
All-time high
85.4%
in 2001
All-time low
31.3%
in 2021
Years of data
23
1993–2021

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021

0204060801993200720211993: 83.1 %1996: 78.8 %2001: 85.4 %2002: 83.8 %2003: 80.6 %2004: 79 %2005: 73.5 %2006: 69.4 %2007: 58.2 %2008: 57.9 %2009: 58.4 %2010: 53.4 %2011: 39.2 %2012: 38 %2013: 32.6 %2014: 34.5 %2015: 38.2 %2016: 45.3 %2017: 39.6 %2018: 34.7 %2019: 35.2 %2020: 34.8 %2021: 31.3 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kazakhstan stood at 31.3%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kazakhstan peaked at 85.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2021.

Kazakhstan ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kazakhstan?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2021.
How does Kazakhstan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.