Number of population with income below the poverty line, 2000–2023
42.3 million people had incomes below the subsistence minimum in 2000, and by 2023 this figure was 12.2 million people. The data covers the period from 2000 to 2023 and is presented in three rows: population in millions, share of the total population in percent, and total monetary income deficit in billions of rubles. Calculations are based on household sample surveys and macroeconomic data on per capita income, providing a view of the country's poverty situation over twenty-four years
Chart of population with incomes below the subsistence minimum from 2000 to 2023
- million persons – value
- percent of total population – value
- billion rubles — value
- percent of total monetary income of population – value
See also
- Divorces in Russia by year long time series by year
- Marriages in Russia by year long time series by year
Set in numbers
Coverage: 4 series, 2000 through 2023, 5 reporting periods. 20 values in total.
“million persons – value” fell by a factor of 3.5 between 2000 and 2023: from 42.3 to 12.2.
All table numbers are series: 4
| Series | 2000 | 2010 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| млн человек — значение | 42,30 | 17,70 | 16,40 | 13,30 | 12,20 |
| в процентах от общей численности населения — значение | 29,00 | 12,50 | 11,10 | 9,00 | 8,30 |
| млрд руб. — значение | 199,20 | 375,00 | 713,40 | 647,00 | 637,80 |
| в процентах от общего объема денежных доходов населения — значение | 5,00 | 1,20 | 1,00 | 0,80 | 0,70 |
How to read this table
Different indicators in the rows allow for assessing poverty from several perspectives: absolute number of citizens in millions, relative level as a percent of the total population, and monetary deficit in billions of rubles. By comparing these indicators across columns, one can track how the severity of the problem has changed over two decades. Each row provides a different cross-section of the situation, complementing the overall picture of population welfare recorded by Rosstat in its yearbook
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “billion rubles — value” — 638; the smallest is “percent of total monetary income of population – value” at 0.7. The gap between them is 911-fold.
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Russian Statistical Yearbook»
Period and application
For sociologists, economists, and government officials involved in analyzing living standards and developing social support measures, this information will help track long-term trends in population income changes relative to the established poverty line and the subsistence minimum. Information from the yearbook is updated annually as statistical yearbooks are published. The statistics are based on official Rosstat data for monitoring the social sphere
1) См. методологические пояснения в конце раздела.
2) Без учета данных по Чеченской Республике.
1) See methodological notes at the end of the section.
2) Excluding data on the Chechen Republic.
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