The share of low-income households is broken down by key demographic and socio-economic characteristics from 2013 to 2024. Table rows are categorized by settlement type, including cities of various sizes, to assess poverty levels based on urban scale. Data are based on sample income surveys and participation in social programs
Chart showing the distribution of low-income households by category, 2013–2024
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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 / 2024: 43.9
Urban residents total / 2024: 77.1
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 / 2024: 12.9
Residents in cities — less than 50 thousand / 2024: 13.0
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 / 2024: 6.30
Urban residents — from 50 to 99.9 thousand / 2024: 7.90
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 / 2024: 6.20
Residents in cities — from 100 to 249.9 thousand / 2024: 10.5
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 / 2024: 4.00
Urban residents — from 250 to 499.9 thousand / 2024: 10.4
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 / 2024: 6.90
Urban residents — from 500 to 999.9 thousand / 2024: 9.50
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 / 2024: 7.60
Residents in cities — 1 million and more / 2024: 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 / 2024: 56.1
Urban residents — Rural residents total / 2024: 22.9
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 / 2024: 3.40
Rural residents — less than 200 / 2024: 1.30
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 / 2024: 19.4
Residents in rural settlements — from 201 to 1000 / 2024: 6.80
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 / 2024: 14.4
Rural residents — from 1,001 to 5,000 / 2024: 7.50
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 / 2024: 18.9
Rural residents — over 5 thousand / 2024: 7.40
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 / 2024: 12.4
Living in rural settlements — 1 person / 2024: 41.5
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 / 2024: 12.5
Living in rural settlements — 2 persons / 2024: 25.4
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 / 2024: 16.9
Living in rural settlements — 3 persons / 2024: 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 / 2024: 19.1
Living in rural settlements — 4 persons / 2024: 10.6
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 / 2024: 39.1
Living in rural settlements — 5 or more persons / 2024: 7.40
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 / 2024: 25.7
Living in rural settlements — Households without children under 18 years / 2024: 72.5
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 / 2024: 74.3
Living in rural settlements — Households with children under 18 / 2024: 27.5
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 / 2024: 19.8
Households with children under 18 years — 1 child / 2024: 14.4
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 / 2024: 25.5
Households with children under 18 years — 2 children / 2024: 9.60
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 / 2024: 29.1
Households with children under 18 years — 3 or more children / 2024: 3.60