Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 66.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tajikistan, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 66.8% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tajikistan peaked at 99.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2023.
That places Tajikistan 36th 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 10 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.8% | — |
| 2003 | 98.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 66.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 66.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 16.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 88.9% | 98.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 66.8% | 76.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More reference data data for Tajikistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.546 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2516 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tajikistan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tajikistan was 66.8% in 2024, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Tajikistan ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.