More than 1.4 mln people in Kyrgyzstan live in poverty

Bishkek, June 11, 2019. /Kabar/. More than 1.4 million people in Kyrgyzstan live below the poverty line, Head of Household Statistics Department Galina Samokhleb told during the press conference at National Statistics Committee.
According to her data, 68% of poor people live in rural areas.
"35,000 people live in extreme poverty. The highest poverty rate is recorded in Osh city - 35.5%, then in Batken Oblast - 33.8%, in Jalal-Abad Oblast - 32.2%, in Naryn Oblast - 30.6%, Issyk-Kul Oblast - 21.5%, in Talas Oblast - 22.1%, in Chui Oblast - 15.6%, in Bishkek - 15.5%," Samokhleb said.
She also noted that 28.3 per cent of children under the age of 17 lived in poor households in 2018. "The main factor affecting the welfare of the population is the growth of income. Labor migration continues to make a significant contribution to the material well-being of households," the National Statistics Committee representative said.