Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet was 30.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan stood at 30.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
That places Kyrgyzstan 68th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41.0% | — |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 31.2% | 41.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 30.4% | 41.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3529 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1638 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan was 30.4% in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 68th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population unable to afford a healthy diet. A diet is considered unaffordable when the diet cost plus expenditures for basic non-food needs exceed income per capita per day.