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
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ukraine, 1992–2020
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 $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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.2% | — |
| 1993 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 76.3% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 84.2% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 20.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 66% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 20.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 5.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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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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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.