Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Russia
Russia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 4.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Russia, 1993–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 4.4% for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Russia peaked at 14.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
That places Russia 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.2% | — |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -40.6% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -12.3% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russia's 4.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 8.7% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Russia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Russia was 4.4% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Russia ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. 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% of the median.