Share of employees with wages below the subsistence minimum by economic activity
The indicator reflects the share of employees receiving salaries at different ratios to the subsistence minimum for the working-age population. The table presents 48 rows, categorized by economic activities, allowing for comparison of personnel income levels across various economic sectors. The data covers the period from 2021 to 2025 as of April each year and excludes small businesses, providing a detailed breakdown of wages in large and medium-sized companies
- Лесоводство и лесозаготовки — от 1 до 2 ПМ
- Всего — более 5 ПМ
- Растениеводство и животноводство, охота и предоставление соответствующих услуг в этих областях — от 2 до 3 ПМ
- Лесоводство и лесозаготовки — от 2 до 3 ПМ
- Сельское, лесное хозяйство, охота, рыболовство и рыбоводство — от 2 до 3 ПМ
- Сельское, лесное хозяйство, охота, рыболовство и рыбоводство — от 1 до 2 ПМ
- Растениеводство и животноводство, охота и предоставление соответствующих услуг в этих областях — от 1 до 2 ПМ
- Всего — от 2 до 3 ПМ
- Сельское, лесное хозяйство, охота, рыболовство и рыбоводство — более 5 ПМ
- Растениеводство и животноводство, охота и предоставление соответствующих услуг в этих областях — более 5 ПМ
Chart of employee distribution by accrued salary relative to the subsistence minimum for April 2021–2025
Who grew, who fell: 2021 → 2025
See also
- Gini coefficient in Russia by year long time series by year
- Palma ratio in Russia by year long time series by year
- Poverty level in Russia by year long time series by year
- Уровень бедности в России: 6,7% в 2025 году и по годам indicator breakdown
- Малоимущая семья в 2026 году: кто за чертой бедности indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2021–2025. Rows: 287, periods: 3. Shown by categories: Total — below subsistence minimum (SM); Total — from 1 to 2 SM; Total — from 2 to 3 SM; Total — from 3 to 4 SM; Total — from 4 to 5 SM and others
Forestry and logging — from 1 to 2 SM: the indicator fell from 35.7 to 22.1 over 2021–2025 — by 38.1%. Of the 25 largest rows, 13 increased, 12 decreased
All table numbers are series: 287
How to read this table
Table rows are grouped by economic activities, ranging from agriculture and forestry to specific sub-sectors such as crop production and animal husbandry. You can compare indicators for each industry with the total value for all organizations to identify which sectors show the greatest deviations in salary distribution relative to the subsistence minimum. The rows allow for tracking changes in the share of employees in each category over five years of observation
What is visible in these numbers
Top five values: Forestry and logging — from 1 to 2 SM (35.7), Total — more than 5 SM (31.7), Crop and animal production, hunting and related services (31.1), Forestry and logging — from 2 to 3 SM (30.2), Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming (29.9). The gap between the highest and lowest is 13.2 times. The top five account for 33.2% of the total across all categories
Observations are annual and cover 3 periods. Cells with numbers: 75 out of 75 (100%); data gaps are virtually absent
More in the section Inequality and poverty»
Period and application
Statistics are updated annually based on April data and are useful for analyzing income inequality and assessing the standard of living of the employed population. The data is intended for economists, labor market researchers, and specialists studying poverty and social policy. Rosstat publishes this information without specifying the unit of measurement in the original format; however, all values are expressed in terms of the subsistence minimum for the working-age population
How it is calculated
Source notes: The calculations used the subsistence minimum values for the able-bodied population for the relevant year, approved by legal acts of the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Excluding statistical information for the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Zaporozhye and Kherson regions
1) В расчете использованы величины прожиточного минимума трудоспособного населения за соответствующий год, утвержденные правовыми актами органов исполнительной власти субъектов Российской Федерации.
2) Без учета статистической информации по Донецкой Народной Республике (ДНР), Луганской Народной Республике (ЛНР), Запорожской и Херсонской областям.
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