Poverty level, calculated based on consumer spending, reached 25.3% in Kyrgyzstan in 2020, up by 5.2% YoY, according to the study conducted by the National Statistical Committee.
The 2019 poverty line was used as a threshold to assess the level of poverty. The cost value of the general poverty line in 2020 was 35,268 soms per capita per year and the extreme poverty – 19,774 soms.
The poverty level in rural areas grew by 6.1% and in urban areas – by 3.6%. At least 1,678,000 people lived below the poverty line in 2020, some 73.7% of them were residents of rural settlements.
Poverty reduction in 2020, compared to the previous year, was registered only in Osh city (by 6%) and in Talas region (by 0.8%). (24.kg/Business World Magazine)
