Poverty and living standards in Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan: official figures

2.9% of people in Atyrau Region had incomes below the subsistence level in 2024, ranked 3rd lowest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 5.0%); this is the Bureau of National Statistics poverty measure.

Population with incomes below the subsistence level

2.9%

2024

Is poverty falling in Atyrau Region?

The share of people below the subsistence level in Atyrau Region was 3.0% in 2020, 3.3% in 2021, 3.3% in 2022, 2.6% in 2023 and 2.9% in 2024 (Kazakhstan: 5.3% in 2020, 5.0% in 2024).

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How deep is poverty in Atyrau Region?

The depth of poverty (how far below the subsistence level poor households are, on average) was 0.3% in Atyrau Region in 2024 and the severity of poverty 0.0% (Kazakhstan: 0.8% and 0.2%).

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How many people live in poverty in Atyrau Region?

Applying the 2024 poverty rate of 2.9% to the 1 January 2025 population of 710,781 suggests roughly 20,600 people in Atyrau Region lived below the subsistence level (an estimate calculated from the two published figures).

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Is income enough to live on in Atyrau Region?

Household income used for consumption in Atyrau Region was 168% of the subsistence minimum in 2024, ranked joint 5th lowest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 194%).

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Which households are poor in Atyrau Region?

99.2% of the people below the subsistence level in Atyrau Region in 2024 lived in households of five or more people (Kazakhstan: 85.5%).

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What is the crime rate in Atyrau Region?

Police registered 4,647 crimes in Atyrau Region in 2024, 65 per 10,000 residents, ranked 9th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 65); in 2020 the figure was 4,102.

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How Atyrau Region compares with other regions

Share of people with incomes below the subsistence level (2024)

Atyrau Region ranks 18 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of people with incomes below the subsistence level
14	East Kazakhstan Region	4.1%
15	Pavlodar Region	3.9%
16	Almaty Region	3.8%
17	Kostanay Region	3.6%
18	Atyrau Region	2.9%
19	Karaganda Region	2.8%
20	Astana	2.7%

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Depth of poverty (2024)

Atyrau Region ranks 19 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Depth of poverty
14	East Kazakhstan Region	0.6%
15	Karaganda Region	0.5%
16	Kostanay Region	0.5%
17	Kyzylorda Region	0.5%
18	Astana	0.5%
19	Atyrau Region	0.3%
20	Zhambyl Region	0.3%

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Household income used for consumption as a share of the subsistence minimum (2024)

Atyrau Region ranks 16 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Household income used for consumption as a share of the subsistence minimum
13	Kyzylorda Region	176%
14	Zhambyl Region	171%
15	Almaty Region	168%
16	Atyrau Region	168%
17	Abai Region	163%
18	Shymkent	148%
19	Turkistan Region	142%

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Registered crimes per 10,000 residents (2024)

Atyrau Region ranks 9 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Registered crimes per 10,000 residents
6	East Kazakhstan Region	67
7	Karaganda Region	67
8	Almaty Region	67
9	Atyrau Region	65
10	Akmola Region	65
11	Aktobe Region	64
12	Kostanay Region	63

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

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Sources

Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: The regions of Kazakhstan in 2024: Statistical Yearbook (English edition, 414 pages), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)

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