Number of people living in extreme poverty in Russia
Russia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 60,539 people in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Russia, 1993–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2020, number of people living in extreme poverty in Russia stood at 60,539 people. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.5% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Russia peaked at 10.63 million people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 60,539 people, in 2020.
That places Russia 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.07 million people | 4.04 million people | 10.63 million people | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.53 million people | 229,403 people | 7.51 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,802 people | 78,535 people | 274,689 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,539 people | 60,539 people | 60,539 people | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1013 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1013 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1536 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1867 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Russia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Russia was 60,539 people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 million people in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,539 people in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Russia ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.