At least 0.4 percent of the population in Kyrgyzstan live in acute poverty. A study by UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) says.
Multidimensional poverty
Multidimensional poverty is a concept that suggests that poverty cannot be measured and assessed based on only one indicator, such as income or expenditures.
The study says that the poverty rate in countries affected by conflicts is almost three times higher. It contains statistical reports on multidimensional poverty for 112 countries and 6.3 billion people, as well as a detailed analysis of the relationship between conflict and poverty. The report includes new survey data for 20 countries.
The indicator of the Multidimensional Poverty Index of the Kyrgyz Republic is 0.001, where 0.4 percent of the population experiences multidimensional poverty, and 5.2 percent are subject to it. Deterioration in health accounts for almost two-thirds of poverty indicators. An estimated 0.4 percent of the population, or about 27,000 people, were multidimensionally poor in the country in 2022, while 5.2 percent more, or 364,000 people, were vulnerable to multidimensional poverty in the same year.
Notably, deteriorations in healthcare account for nearly two-thirds of multidimensional poverty in Kyrgyzstan, reflecting a regional trend. The discrepancy between monetary and multidimensional poverty suggests that while some people are monetary poor, they may still have access to non-income resources, providing a broader perspective on poverty dynamics in the country, the study says.
