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.
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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- 70 Montenegro 20.4% compare
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7067 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.52 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.29 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2025)
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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
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.