The share of low-income households across various social groups can be tracked using indicators from 2013 to 2023. Table rows are categorized by settlement type and city population size, enabling comparison of low-income status in major centers versus small towns. Data are based on sample surveys of household income and participation in social programs
Chart of low-income household distribution by category, 2013–2023
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Urban residents total
Urban residents total / 2013: 41.8
Urban residents total / 2014: 41.1
Urban residents total / 2015: 47.1
Urban residents total / 2016: 47.8
Urban residents total / 2017: 49.3
Urban residents total / 2018: 49.6
Urban residents total / 2019: 48.6
Urban residents total / 2020: 49.7
Urban residents total / 2021: 49.4
Urban residents total / 2022: 48.2
Urban residents total / 2023: 49.7
Urban residents total / 2023: 77.3
Residents in cities — less than 5…Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2013: 17.2
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2014: 19.0
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2015: 17.1
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2016: 17.2
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2017: 15.4
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2018: 15.7
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2019: 15.8
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2020: 16.1
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2021: 16.5
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2022: 15.5
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2023: 12.6
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2023: 12.7
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9…Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2013: 6.40
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2014: 5.40
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2015: 7.00
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2016: 6.40
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2017: 7.60
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2018: 7.60
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2019: 6.80
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2020: 6.30
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2021: 6.30
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2022: 6.60
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2023: 6.70
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2023: 7.80
Residents in cities — from 100 to…Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2013: 5.90
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2014: 5.10
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2015: 6.30
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2016: 6.60
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2017: 6.40
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2018: 6.40
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2019: 6.50
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2020: 7.30
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2021: 5.90
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2022: 5.90
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2023: 7.10
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2023: 10.4
Urban residents — from 250 to 499…Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2013: 4.10
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2014: 4.30
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2015: 6.30
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2016: 6.20
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2017: 6.00
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2018: 6.50
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2019: 4.80
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2020: 5.50
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2021: 5.50
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2022: 6.40
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2023: 5.90
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2023: 10.6
Urban residents — from 500 to 999…Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2013: 3.60
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2014: 3.70
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2015: 5.10
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2016: 5.60
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2017: 6.10
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2018: 7.20
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2019: 6.30
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2020: 6.40
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2021: 6.40
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2022: 6.70
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2023: 7.40
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2023: 10.00
Residents in cities — 1 million a…Residents in cities — 1 million and more
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2013: 4.60
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2014: 3.60
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2015: 5.40
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2016: 5.80
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2017: 7.80
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2018: 6.10
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2019: 8.30
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2020: 8.10
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2021: 8.70
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2022: 7.00
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2023: 10.0
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2023: 25.8
Urban residents — Rural residents…Urban residents — Rural residents total
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2013: 58.2
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2014: 58.9
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2015: 52.9
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2016: 52.2
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2017: 50.7
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2018: 50.4
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2019: 51.4
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2020: 50.3
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2021: 50.6
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2022: 51.8
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2023: 50.3
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2023: 22.7
Rural residents — less than 200
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2013: 1.00
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2014: 2.10
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2015: 1.60
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2016: 2.30
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2017: 4.30
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2018: 1.30
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2019: 5.10
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2020: 3.20
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2021: 4.50
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2022: 2.40
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2023: 2.70
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2023: 1.21
Residents in rural settlements — …Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2013: 22.6
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2014: 25.2
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2015: 19.8
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2016: 21.3
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2017: 21.0
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2018: 17.4
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2019: 19.6
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2020: 20.0
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2021: 19.3
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2022: 20.8
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2023: 18.5
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2023: 6.91
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5…Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2013: 21.4
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2014: 21.8
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2015: 20.3
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2016: 17.7
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2017: 15.6
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2018: 18.4
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2019: 17.3
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2020: 17.8
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2021: 17.7
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2022: 15.2
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2023: 18.5
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2023: 7.92
Rural residents — over 5 thousand
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2013: 13.2
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2014: 9.70
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2015: 11.1
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2016: 11.0
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2017: 9.90
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2018: 13.2
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2019: 9.40
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2020: 9.20
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2021: 9.10
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2022: 13.4
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2023: 10.6
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2023: 6.68
Living in rural settlements — 1 p…Living in rural settlements — 1 person
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2013: 8.50
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2014: 7.30
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2015: 6.80
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2016: 5.10
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2017: 9.80
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2018: 9.40
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2019: 9.50
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2020: 10.7
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2021: 9.40
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2022: 10.4
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2023: 11.3
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2023: 41.1
Living in rural settlements — 2 p…Living in rural settlements — 2 persons
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2013: 13.8
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2014: 12.0
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2015: 11.4
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2016: 11.4
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2017: 12.2
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2018: 11.1
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2019: 11.6
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2020: 13.0
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2021: 12.6
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2022: 12.0
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2023: 13.8
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2023: 25.7
Living in rural settlements — 3 p…Living in rural settlements — 3 persons
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2013: 20.5
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2014: 22.1
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2015: 21.0
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2016: 19.9
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2017: 18.9
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2018: 16.9
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2019: 17.3
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2020: 16.2
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2021: 17.4
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2022: 15.5
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2023: 15.8
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2023: 15.0
Living in rural settlements — 4 p…Living in rural settlements — 4 persons
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2013: 28.2
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2014: 28.8
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2015: 28.2
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2016: 29.4
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2017: 25.7
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2018: 26.1
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2019: 26.2
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2020: 24.2
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2021: 24.7
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2022: 26.7
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2023: 21.2
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2023: 10.5
Living in rural settlements — 5 o…Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2013: 29.0
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2014: 29.8
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2015: 32.7
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2016: 34.3
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2017: 33.3
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2018: 36.6
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2019: 35.4
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2020: 35.9
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2021: 35.9
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2022: 35.5
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2023: 37.9
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2023: 7.70
Living in rural settlements — Hou…Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2013: 27.8
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2014: 24.5
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2015: 22.3
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2016: 21.2
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2017: 22.7
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2018: 21.3
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2019: 22.5
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2020: 24.4
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2021: 24.0
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2022: 24.2
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2023: 27.2
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2023: 72.4
Living in rural settlements — Hou…Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2013: 72.2
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2014: 75.5
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2015: 77.7
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2016: 78.8
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2017: 77.3
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2018: 78.7
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2019: 77.5
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2020: 75.6
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2021: 76.0
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2022: 75.8
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2023: 72.8
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2023: 27.6
Households with children under 18…Households with children under 18 years — 1 child
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2013: 28.1
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2014: 28.3
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2015: 28.1
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2016: 26.0
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2017: 24.0
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2018: 22.3
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2019: 20.4
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2020: 21.6
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2021: 19.8
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2022: 20.7
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2023: 19.4
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2023: 14.6
Households with children under 18…Households with children under 18 years — 2 children
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2013: 28.5
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2014: 30.3
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2015: 30.7
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2016: 33.1
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2017: 31.4
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2018: 31.5
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2019: 31.4
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2020: 28.2
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2021: 28.6
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2022: 31.1
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2023: 25.9
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2023: 9.20
Households with children under 18…Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2013: 15.6
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2014: 16.9
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2015: 18.9
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2016: 19.8
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2017: 21.9
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2018: 25.0
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2019: 25.6
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2020: 25.7
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2021: 27.6
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2022: 24.0
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2023: 27.5
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2023: 3.80