Share of population living below national poverty lines in Russia
Russia: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 7.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Russia, 2000–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population living below national poverty lines in Russia stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Russia peaked at 29.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2024.
Russia ranks 61st of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 46% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Russia's 7.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.3%, 47% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 13.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 5 |
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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Russia?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Russia was 7.2% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- How does Russia rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Russia ranks 61st out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.