Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Ukraine
Ukraine: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 1.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 1.6% for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in 2020.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Ukraine peaked at 9.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.
That places Ukraine 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.4% | — |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -44.2% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +170.7% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -41.1% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -29.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.6% | 9.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Ukraine?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Ukraine was 1.6% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- How does Ukraine rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Ukraine ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.