Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Russia
Russia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
In 2020, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Russia stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Russia peaked at 16.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Russia ranks 102nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 7.3% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 0.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.2 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.87 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.367 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Russia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Russia was 0.3% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Russia ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.