Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 3.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan peaked at 16.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 129th out of 130 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.4% | — |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +81.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -61.2% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 21% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +81.3% | 9.1% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.2% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More infrastructure data for Kazakhstan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.44 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Kazakhstan was 3.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Kazakhstan ranks 129th out of 130 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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