Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ukraine
Ukraine: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 35.38 million people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
35.38 million people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
21st
of 120 countries
All-time high
35.72 million people
in 2019
All-time low
8.12 million people
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2020
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 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, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ukraine stood at 35.38 million people.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ukraine peaked at 35.72 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.12 million people, in 1996.
That places Ukraine 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.95 million people | — |
| 1993 | 11.55 million people | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 12.23 million people | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 8.12 million people | -33.6% |
| 2002 | 9.28 million people | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 11.85 million people | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 15.93 million people | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 21.62 million people | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 24.28 million people | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 23.32 million people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 28.69 million people | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 26.06 million people | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 29.03 million people | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 30.70 million people | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 32.14 million people | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 34.75 million people | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 33.15 million people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 28.15 million people | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 29.24 million people | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 31.30 million people | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 33.18 million people | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 35.72 million people | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 35.38 million people | -1.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 35.38 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.77 million people, 4.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 35.38 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.91 million people, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.96 million people | 8.12 million people | 12.23 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.13 million people | 9.28 million people | 28.69 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.74 million people | 28.15 million people | 35.72 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.38 million people | 35.38 million people | 35.38 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 distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ukraine?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ukraine was 35.38 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 distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.72 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 million people in 1996.
- How does Ukraine rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Ukraine ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.