Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Russia
Russia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 4.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 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 $8.30 a day in Russia stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Russia peaked at 50.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2020.
Russia ranks 80th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 35.8% | — |
| 1996 | 35.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -3.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 4.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russia's 4.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.5% | 32.2% | 50.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 10.3% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $8.30 a day in Russia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Russia was 4.7% 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 $8.30 a day recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Russia ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.