Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan, 1999–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 13.4% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan peaked at 14.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2009.
Tajikistan ranks 41st of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.5% | — |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 13.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 13.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More infrastructure data for Tajikistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.22 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 229,778 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.21 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3029 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 229,778 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7622 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Tajikistan was 13.4% in 2024, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2009.
- How does Tajikistan rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Tajikistan ranks 41st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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