The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine
Ukraine: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme 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 0.0% for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in 2020.
That represents a change of down 81.2% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine peaked at 15.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Ukraine 110th 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.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.1% | — |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -36.7% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +183.6% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -58.9% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -48.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -60.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -40.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -72.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +149.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -57.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -47.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +92.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -61.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -50.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +934.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -66.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +183.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -81.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 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 | +934.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1995 | +183.6% | 5.1% | 14.5% |
| 2018 | +183.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 5.1% | 15.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 6.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Ukraine was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Ukraine rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Ukraine ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. 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 The share and number of people living in extreme 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 $3 per day.