Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 2.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Russian Federation, 1993–2020
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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Russian Federation stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Russian Federation peaked at 43.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2020.
Russian Federation ranks 80th of 119 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.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30.5% | — |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +37.6% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -26.9% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 26.0% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 7.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Russian Federation
- 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 on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Russian Federation?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Russian Federation was 2.9% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Russian Federation ranks 80th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.