Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ukraine

Ukraine: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 20.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
20.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
68th
of 120 countries
All-time high
84.2%
in 1996
All-time low
20.5%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2020

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ukraine, 1992–2020

204060801992200620201992: 77.2 %1993: 77.9 %1995: 76.3 %1996: 84.2 %2002: 80.9 %2003: 75.5 %2004: 66.8 %2005: 54.6 %2006: 48.7 %2007: 50.4 %2008: 38.7 %2009: 44.1 %2010: 37.5 %2011: 33.7 %2012: 30.5 %2013: 24.7 %2014: 27.9 %2015: 38.5 %2016: 35.9 %2017: 31.1 %2018: 26.6 %2019: 20.5 %2020: 20.8 %

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 $10 a day in Ukraine is 20.8%, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ukraine peaked at 84.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2019.

That places Ukraine 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.9% 76.3% 84.2% 4
2000s 57.5% 38.7% 80.9% 8
2010s 30.7% 20.5% 38.5% 10
2020s 20.8% 20.8% 20.8% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ukraine?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ukraine was 20.8% 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 $10 a day recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 1996.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2019.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
Ukraine ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.