Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Russia
Russia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Russia, 1993–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Russia is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Russia peaked at 0.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
Russia ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +43.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +98.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -44.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -65.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -76.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +108.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -78.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -65.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -95.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +199656.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%. (42 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +199656.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Russia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Russia 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Russia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Russia ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.