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

5.0% of people in Kyzylorda Region had incomes below the subsistence level in 2024, ranked joint 8th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 5.0%); this is the Bureau of National Statistics poverty measure.

Population with incomes below the subsistence level

5.0%

2024

Is poverty falling in Kyzylorda Region?

The share of people below the subsistence level in Kyzylorda Region was 5.8% in 2020, 5.5% in 2021, 5.0% in 2022, 6.2% in 2023 and 5.0% in 2024 (Kazakhstan: 5.3% in 2020, 5.0% in 2024).

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How deep is poverty in Kyzylorda Region?

The depth of poverty (how far below the subsistence level poor households are, on average) was 0.5% in Kyzylorda Region in 2024 and the severity of poverty 0.1% (Kazakhstan: 0.8% and 0.2%).

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How many people live in poverty in Kyzylorda Region?

Applying the 2024 poverty rate of 5.0% to the 1 January 2025 population of 846,104 suggests roughly 42,300 people in Kyzylorda 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 Kyzylorda Region?

Household income used for consumption in Kyzylorda Region was 176% of the subsistence minimum in 2024, ranked 8th lowest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 194%).

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Which households are poor in Kyzylorda Region?

98.2% of the people below the subsistence level in Kyzylorda Region in 2024 lived in households of five or more people (Kazakhstan: 85.5%).

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

What is the crime rate in Kyzylorda Region?

Police registered 3,003 crimes in Kyzylorda Region in 2024, 35 per 10,000 residents, ranked 3rd lowest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 65); in 2020 the figure was 3,927.

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How Kyzylorda Region compares with other regions

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

Kyzylorda Region ranks 9 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of people with incomes below the subsistence level
6	Shymkent	5.6%
7	Zhambyl Region	5.5%
8	Akmola Region	5.0%
9	Kyzylorda Region	5.0%
10	Aktobe Region	4.5%
11	Almaty City	4.5%
12	North Kazakhstan Region	4.4%

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Depth of poverty (2024)

Kyzylorda Region ranks 17 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)

Kyzylorda Region ranks 13 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Household income used for consumption as a share of the subsistence minimum
10	Jetisu Region	210%
11	West Kazakhstan Region	189%
12	Aktobe Region	185%
13	Kyzylorda Region	176%
14	Zhambyl Region	171%
15	Almaty Region	168%
16	Atyrau Region	168%

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

Registered crimes per 10,000 residents (2024)

Kyzylorda Region ranks 18 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Registered crimes per 10,000 residents
14	Ulytau Region	59
15	Jetisu Region	48
16	Shymkent	48
17	Mangystau Region	43
18	Kyzylorda Region	35
19	Zhambyl Region	34
20	Turkistan Region	24

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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