Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ukraine
Ukraine: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 35.38 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ukraine stood at 35.38 million.
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 poverty thresholds in Ukraine peaked at 35.72 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.12 million, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.96 million | 8.12 million | 12.23 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.13 million | 9.28 million | 28.69 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.74 million | 28.15 million | 35.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.38 million | 35.38 million | 35.38 million | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Ukraine
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.977 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,148 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 31.4 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 44.38 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1061 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1061 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1647 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1328 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ukraine?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ukraine was 35.38 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.72 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 million in 1996.
- How does Ukraine rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Ukraine ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 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 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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