Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ukraine

Ukraine: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 32.9%
World rank
105th
of 120 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 1996
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1992–2020

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ukraine, 1992–2020

01020301992200620201992: 19 %1993: 16.5 %1995: 27.5 %1996: 31.2 %2002: 20 %2003: 12.9 %2004: 9.7 %2005: 4.9 %2006: 3.7 %2007: 2.8 %2008: 1.3 %2009: 1.4 %2010: 0.747 %2011: 0.641 %2012: 0.516 %2013: 0.322 %2014: 0.302 %2015: 1.2 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 0.694 %2018: 0.569 %2019: 0.341 %2020: 0.229 %

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 Ukraine stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.9% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ukraine peaked at 31.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

Ukraine ranks 105th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.5% 16.5% 31.2% 4
2000s 7.1% 1.3% 20.0% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.3% 1.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ukraine?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ukraine was 0.2% 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1996.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
Ukraine ranks 105th 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 Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 $4.20 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.