Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ukraine stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.7% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ukraine peaked at 20.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Ukraine ranks 109th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.6% | — |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -30.8% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +139.5% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -50.6% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -41.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -53.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -38.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -63.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +60.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -55.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -30.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -56.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +44.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +315.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -41.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -67.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 8.0% | 20.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.3% | 10.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ukraine?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ukraine was 0.1% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Ukraine ranks 109th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.