Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 20.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Ukraine is 20.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Ukraine peaked at 84.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2019.
Ukraine ranks 68th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.2% | — |
| 1993 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 76.3% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 84.2% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.9% | 76.3% | 84.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 38.7% | 80.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 20.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Ukraine?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Ukraine was 20.8% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Ukraine ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.