Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine
Ukraine: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 44.66 million people in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
44.66 million people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 120 countries
All-time high
49.67 million people
in 1993
All-time low
43.42 million people
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2020
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2020, number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine stood at 44.66 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine peaked at 49.67 million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 43.42 million people, in 1996.
That places Ukraine 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48.10 million people | — |
| 1993 | 49.67 million people | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 44.18 million people | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 43.42 million people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.63 million people | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 46.75 million people | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 46.64 million people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 47.06 million people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.96 million people | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.85 million people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.76 million people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.48 million people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 46.39 million people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.27 million people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.15 million people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.10 million people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.96 million people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.66 million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.50 million people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.40 million people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.10 million people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.88 million people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.66 million people | -0.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 44.66 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 44.66 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 5.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.34 million people | 43.42 million people | 49.67 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 46.64 million people | 45.63 million people | 47.06 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 45.74 million people | 44.88 million people | 46.39 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.66 million people | 44.66 million people | 44.66 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More poverty & inequality data for Ukraine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.977 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,148 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine was 44.66 million people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 49.67 million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.42 million people in 1996.
- How does Ukraine rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Ukraine ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.