Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.2% for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 32.9% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Ukraine peaked at 31.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Ukraine 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 $4.20 per day vs. share in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.0% | — |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +66.6% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -35.5% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -49.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -54.4% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -46.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +312.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -38.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -32.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +312.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 16.5% | 31.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 1.3% | 20.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More poverty & inequality data for Ukraine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Ukraine?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Ukraine was 0.2% 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Ukraine ranks 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. 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 Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.