Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 10.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russian Federation, 1993–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russian Federation stood at 10.8%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russian Federation peaked at 20.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2023.
Russian Federation ranks 75th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20.6% | — |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -27.4% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russian Federation changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -27.4% | 20.8% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.1% | 20.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.5% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 13.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russian Federation?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russian Federation was 10.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Russian Federation ranks 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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