Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kazakhstan is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kazakhstan peaked at 38.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Kazakhstan ranks 99th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 29.7% | — |
| 1996 | 30.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -69.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -62.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -48.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +83.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -43.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -11.9% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.7% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 3.5% | 38.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kazakhstan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kazakhstan was 0.3% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Kazakhstan ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.