Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russia
Russia: 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 Russia, 1993–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Russia recorded 10.8% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 Russia peaked at 20.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2023.
Russia 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 Russia, 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% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 10.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Russia's 10.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russia 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 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 74 Canada 10.9% compare
- 75 Russian Federation 10.8% compare
- 75 Tunisia 10.8% compare
- 78 Mauritania 10.6% compare
- 78 Philippines 10.6% compare
- 78 Slovakia 10.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Russia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 269.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 186.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.82 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.31 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1447 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.82 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.88 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Russia 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 Russia?
- 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 Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Russia 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 Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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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