Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Russia
Russia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 85.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Russia, 1993–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Russia stood at 85.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Russia peaked at 98.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2013.
Russia ranks 77th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 94.3% | — |
| 1996 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 96.5% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +2.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 85.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.8%, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russia's 85.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.3% | 94.3% | 98.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 84.2% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 80.9% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Russia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Russia was 85.9% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2013.
- How does Russia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Russia ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.