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.
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
More reference data data for Kazakhstan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.02 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.71 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4141 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4005 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.4 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 348.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.