Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Russia
Russia: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 131.67 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Russia, 1993–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Russia recorded 131.67 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Russia peaked at 131.67 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.10 million, in 1999.
Russia ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.35 million | 57.10 million | 84.40 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 93.83 million | 64.42 million | 118.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.12 million | 123.03 million | 131.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.67 million | 131.67 million | 131.67 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.45 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,167 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.47 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 22.69 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1013 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1013 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1536 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1867 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Russia?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Russia was 131.67 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 131.67 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.10 million in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Russia ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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