Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Ukraine
Ukraine: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 11.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Ukraine is 11.3%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Ukraine peaked at 75.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2019.
That places Ukraine 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 $8.30 a day in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64.2% | — |
| 1993 | 65.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 75.7% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -26.5% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 11.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 53% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 11.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.1% | 64.2% | 75.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 23.6% | 70.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 10.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 70 Uzbekistan 12.4%
- 71 Thailand 11.7% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.7% compare
- 74 Costa Rica 9.7% compare
- 75 Serbia 9.0% compare
- 76 Bhutan 9.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ukraine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Ukraine?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Ukraine was 11.3% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Ukraine ranks 73rd 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 Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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 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.