Bishkek, June 16, 2025. / Kabar /. In 2024, the poverty level was 25.7 percent and decreased by 4.1 percentage points compared to 2023. Such data was published by the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The value of the general poverty line in 2024 was 65,417 soms per year per capita, extreme poverty - 41,349 soms.
In 2024, 1 million 871 thousand people lived below the poverty line, of which almost 62 percent were residents of rural settlements.
In 2024, the poverty level decreased in all regions of the republic compared to the previous year.
Thus, the poverty level in the Chui region decreased by 4.9 percentage points, in Batken - by 4.1, Talas - by 3.3, Jalal-Abad - by 3.2 percentage points, in Issyk-Kul and Naryn regions - by 2.6 and 2.1 percentage points, respectively.
Also, a significant decrease in the poverty level was observed in the city of Bishkek - by 9.0 percentage points and in the city of Osh - by 6.3 percentage points.