In 2023, less than nine percent of the resident population of Russia lived under the poverty line. The share of Russians earning less than the subsistence minimum has decreased since 2015.
Share of population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023
Characteristic
Share of population
2023
8.5%
2022
9%
2021
11.1%
2020
12.2%
2019
12.4%
2018
12.7%
2017
13%
2016
13.3%
2015
13.5%
2014
11.3%
2013
10.8%
2012
10.8%
2011
12.7%
2010
12.5%
2009
13%
2008
13.4%
2007
13.3%
2006
15.2%
2005
17.8%
2004
17.6%
2003
20.3%
2002
24.6%
2001
27.5%
2000
29%
1999
28.4%
1998
23.4%
1997
20.8%
1996
22.1%
1995
24.8%
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (June 14, 2024). Share of population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296184/share-of-russians-living-under-the-poverty-line/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Share of population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023." Chart. June 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296184/share-of-russians-living-under-the-poverty-line/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2024). Share of population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296184/share-of-russians-living-under-the-poverty-line/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Share of Population with An Income below The Subsistence Minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296184/share-of-russians-living-under-the-poverty-line/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Share of population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296184/share-of-russians-living-under-the-poverty-line/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 [Graph], Russian Federal State Statistics Service, June 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296184/share-of-russians-living-under-the-poverty-line/
