Share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Share of population below and above $30 per day was 18.54 million people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.54 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
42nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
18.54 million people
in 2021
All-time low
15.50 million people
in 2001
Years of data
23
1993–2021

Share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1993200720211993: 17.3M people1996: 16.3M people2001: 15.5M people2002: 15.6M people2003: 15.7M people2004: 15.8M people2005: 15.7M people2006: 15.9M people2007: 15.9M people2008: 16.1M people2009: 16.4M people2010: 16.5M people2011: 16.5M people2012: 16.7M people2013: 16.8M people2014: 17.2M people2015: 17.6M people2016: 17.9M people2017: 18.0M people2018: 18.1M people2019: 18.3M people2020: 18.5M people2021: 18.5M people

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan is 18.54 million people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan peaked at 18.54 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.50 million people, in 2001.

Kazakhstan ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan, 1993 to 2021.
Year people Change
1993 17.25 million people
1996 16.31 million people -5.4%
2001 15.50 million people -5.0%
2002 15.57 million people +0.4%
2003 15.65 million people +0.6%
2004 15.76 million people +0.6%
2005 15.68 million people -0.5%
2006 15.90 million people +1.4%
2007 15.94 million people +0.2%
2008 16.14 million people +1.2%
2009 16.38 million people +1.5%
2010 16.53 million people +0.9%
2011 16.48 million people -0.3%
2012 16.67 million people +1.1%
2013 16.84 million people +1.0%
2014 17.20 million people +2.1%
2015 17.55 million people +2.1%
2016 17.90 million people +2.0%
2017 18.02 million people +0.7%
2018 18.07 million people +0.3%
2019 18.30 million people +1.3%
2020 18.46 million people +0.8%
2021 18.54 million people +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.78 million people 16.31 million people 17.25 million people 2
2000s 15.84 million people 15.50 million people 16.38 million people 9
2010s 17.36 million people 16.48 million people 18.30 million people 10
2020s 18.50 million people 18.46 million people 18.54 million people 2

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 39 Sri Lanka 21.03 million people compare
  2. 40 Zambia 20.11 million people compare
  3. 41 Malawi 19.17 million people compare
  4. 43 Malaysia 17.53 million people compare
  5. 44 Senegal 17.37 million people compare
  6. 45 Guatemala 16.89 million people compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

More population data for Kazakhstan

All data for Kazakhstan →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan?
Share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan was 18.54 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population below and above $30 per day recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 18.54 million people in 2021.
What is the lowest share of population below and above $30 per day recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 15.50 million people in 2001.
How does Kazakhstan rank for share of population below and above $30 per day?
Kazakhstan ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of population below and above $30 per day rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share of population below and above $30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/distribution-of-population-across-income-thresholds-stacked-bar-30-only/kazakhstan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/distribution-of-population-across-income-thresholds-stacked-bar-30-only/kazakhstan/">Share of population below and above $30 per day in Kazakhstan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of population below and above $30 per day
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.