Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Russia
Russia: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.0417 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Russia, 1993–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Russia is 0.0417, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.4% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Russia peaked at 7.22 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0417, in 2020.
Russia ranks 109th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.46 | 2.73 | 7.22 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 0.1607 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0921 | 0.0544 | 0.1923 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0417 | 0.0417 | 0.0417 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.45 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,167 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.47 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 22.69 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1013 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1013 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1536 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1867 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Russia?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Russia was 0.0417 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0417 in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Russia ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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