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
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day 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, 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day 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% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 31.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 31.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 7.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
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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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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.