Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 8.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Ukraine, 2009–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 8.2% for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in 2021.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Ukraine peaked at 9.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2011.
Ukraine ranks 1st of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.3% | — |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 2 |
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Ukraine?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Ukraine was 8.2% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2011.
- How does Ukraine rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Ukraine ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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