Russia poverty rate for 2021 was 2.20%, a 0.2% increase from 2020.

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<li>Russia poverty rate for 2020 was <strong>2.00%</strong>, a <strong>1% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Russia poverty rate for 2019 was <strong>3.00%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Russia poverty rate for 2018 was <strong>2.80%</strong>, a <strong>0.9% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

In 2024, **** million people in Russia lived below the poverty line, marking a considerable decrease compared to the previous year. The number of Russian residents that earned an income below the subsistence minimum was nearly ** million higher in 2000. What percentage of Russians live in poverty? Looking at annual figures, Russia’s poverty rate has declined since 2015, when it exceeded ** percent. Over ***** percent of the population of Russia lived below the national poverty line in 2024. Several other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, such as Bulgaria, Romania, and Latvia, reported higher poverty rates. Subsistence minimum in Russia Starting from January 1, 2025, the monthly per capita subsistence minimum in Russia stood at ****** Russian rubles for the working-age population and at ****** Russian rubles on average. That figure includes the cost of essential goods, such as food products, clothing, and medicines, and services, such as utilities and transportation expenses. The subsistence minimum was lower than the average wage in Russia, which was set at ****** Russian rubles from January 1, 2025.

After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but before social payments made by the government, over 35 percent of the Russian population living in households with children up to three years old lived under the poverty line, according to the estimates made in the second quarter of 2020. Compared to the period prior to the crisis caused by the disease spread, that share increased by roughly 10 percent. As a result of the social support program, it decreased to nearly 30 percent.

The Russian government allocated nearly 640 billion Russian rubles to support small- and medium-sized businesses, individual enterprises, and self-employed in 2020 due to COVID-19 and its negative impact on the economy. Furthermore, almost 500 billion Russian rubles were planned to be spent on that sector in the following year. The total financial assistance to the population suffering from the pandemic exceeded 869 billion Russian rubles in 2020 and 2021.

Russia Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data was reported at 5.000 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.600 % for 2019. Russia Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.050 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2020, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.000 % in 2020 and a record low of 0.300 % in 2010. Russia Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Multidimensional Poverty Measure. The Multidimensional Poverty Measure includes three dimensions – monetary poverty, education, and basic infrastructure services – to capture a more complete picture of poverty.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Poverty rate at national poverty line of Russian Federation slipped by 1.63% from 12.3 % in 2019 to 12.1 % in 2020. Since the 18.75% surge in 2015, poverty rate at national poverty line dropped by 9.02% in 2020. National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

Russia RU: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 13.000 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.600 % for 2020. Russia RU: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 14.550 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2021, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.900 % in 2015 and a record low of 11.600 % in 2020. Russia RU: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Approximately one third of Russians considered themselves poor in mid-November 2020. The largest share of respondents, measuring at 64 percent, believed they belonged to the middle-income population. Over the observed period since 2004, the share of those who classified themselves as belonging to the middle class increased in the country.

Russia RU: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 2.000 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.700 % for 2020. Russia RU: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.800 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2021, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.500 % in 2016 and a record low of 1.700 % in 2020. Russia RU: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $6.85 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $6.85 a day at 2017 international prices.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Russia RU: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data was reported at 0.600 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.400 % for 2020. Russia RU: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 0.800 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2021, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.100 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.400 % in 2020. Russia RU: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $6.85 a day (2017 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $6.85 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

In February and March 2020, 84 percent of polled Russians considered the inequality between the rich and the poor in their country to constitute a major issue. Sharp social divisions and an unequal income distribution worried nearly 30 percent of Russians in 2019.

Income share held by highest 20% of Russian Federation increased by 2.66% from 41.30 % in 2020 to 42.40 % in 2021. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

The Gini Index score in Russia decreased to ** since the previous year. Therefore, 2020 marks the lowest Gini Index score during the observed period. The Gini index is an economic tool that measures income inequality across a given group or society. An index score of zero would indicate perfect equality, whereas a score of 100 represents maximum inequality.Find more statistics on other topics about Russia with key insights such as poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines.

Key information about Russia Household Income per Capita

• Russia Annual Household Income per Capita reached 8,179.123 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous value of 7,549.747 USD in Dec 2023.
• Russia Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1992 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 5,882.623 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 9,660.697 USD in Dec 2013 and a record low of 183.584 USD in Dec 1992.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Russia grew 5.200 % YoY in Dec 2024.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from Monthly Average Household Income per Capita multiplied by 12 and converts it into USD. Federal State Statistics Service provides Average Household Income per Capita in local currency. The Bank of Russia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

The monthly minimum wage in Russia as of January 1, 2025, amounted to ****** Russian rubles, or approximately *** U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of February 28, 2025. In the capital Moscow, it was set at ****** Russian rubles, or around *** U.S. dollars. In the country's second-largest city, Saint Petersburg, it was lower, at ****** Russian rubles. Since 2021, the minimum wage in Russia has been calculated as 42 percent of the median wage. Between 2018 and 2020, it equaled to the minimum cost of living that was set in the country. The poor and the rich in Russia Around ** million residents lived under the poverty line in Russia. Those earning the highest 20 percent of income accounted for approximately ** percent of the total composite monetary income in 2023, while the group with the lowest income had a ***-percent share. Regional disparities The economic disparity was also observed across Russian federal subjects. The median monthly wage ranged from ****** Russian rubles in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic to ****** Russian rubles in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug between September 2018 and August 2019. Minimum wage thresholds can be regulated by regional authorities, as long as they are not lower than the federal minimum wage.

Fédération de Russie: Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 5.50 USD a day: Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Fédération de Russie de 2014 à 2021. La valeur moyenne pour Fédération de Russie pendant cette période était de 2.76 pour cent avec un minimum de 1.7 pour cent en 2020 et un maximum de 3.5 pour cent en 2016.

Over ** million Russians aged 20 years and above, or approximately ** percent of the total adult population of the country, had wealth under 10,000 U.S. dollars in 2022. To compare, on average around the globe, the share of residents belonging to this wealth range was measured at **** percent in the same year. Economic inequality in Russia The latest available data by the World Bank recorded Russia’s Gini index, used as a measurement of income or wealth inequality, at **. The organization classified Russia as an upper-middle-income economy. Over ** percent of Russians considered themselves belonging to the middle class in 2020. HNWIs in Russia Approximately *** percent of Russian adults, or ******* residents, owned over *********** U.S. dollars, or were referred to as high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). In 2021, the total wealth of the adult population in the country reached nearly *** trillion U.S. dollars. A significant portion of it belonged to roughly ***** ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) whose net worth exceeded ** billion U.S. dollars.

多维贫困率：世界银行：占总人口百分比在12-01-2020达5.000%，相较于12-01-2019的4.600%有所增长。多维贫困率：世界银行：占总人口百分比数据按年更新，12-01-2010至12-01-2020期间平均值为4.050%，共4份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2020，达5.000%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2010，为0.300%。CEIC提供的多维贫困率：世界银行：占总人口百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的俄罗斯联邦 – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality。

Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines：占人口百分比在12-01-2021达15.900%，相较于12-01-2020的14.500%有所增长。Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines：占人口百分比数据按年更新，12-01-2014至12-01-2021期间平均值为17.350%，共8份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2015，达18.800%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2020，为14.500%。CEIC提供的Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines：占人口百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的俄罗斯联邦 – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality。

Russia had approximately 55.38 million households in 2020. The household count increased by nearly 46 thousand from the previous year. The number of households recorded in the country's cities was more than three times higher than in rural areas.

What is a typical household structure in Russia?

Most Russians lived in extended households, which included parents and children as well as other relatives. Slightly less than one quarter of the population resided in a household with two parents and a child or several children. Every tenth inhabitant had a single-person household. Russia's average household size was measured at 3.2 persons.

How high is the household income in Russia?

Russia ranked lower than other European countries by household net adjusted disposable income. In 2019, it amounted to 19.2 thousand U.S. dollars, compared to 40.7 thousand U.S. dollars in Germany or 26.2 thousand U.S. dollars in Czechia. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on poverty levels in the country. Even after social benefits to support the inhabitants during the crisis were paid, nearly 30 percent of the population living in households with children under three years old found themselves under the poverty line.