In 2023, more than 12 million people in Russia lived under the poverty line, marking a considerable decrease compared to the previous year. The number of Russian residents that earned an income below the subsistence minimum was 30 million higher in 2000.
Starting from January 1, 2024, monthly per capita subsistence minimum in Russia stood at 16,844 Russian rubles for the working-age population and at 15,453 Russian rubles on average. That figure includes the cost of essential goods, such as food products, clothing, and medicines, and services, such as utilities and transportation costs. The subsistence minimum was lower than the average wage in Russia, which was set at 19.242 Russian rubles from January 1, 2024.
Population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023
(in millions)
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (June 14, 2024). Population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033016/russia-number-of-people-under-poverty/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. June 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033016/russia-number-of-people-under-poverty/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2024). Population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033016/russia-number-of-people-under-poverty/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Population with An Income below The Subsistence Minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033016/russia-number-of-people-under-poverty/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033016/russia-number-of-people-under-poverty/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Population with an income below the subsistence minimum in Russia from 1995 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Russian Federal State Statistics Service, June 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033016/russia-number-of-people-under-poverty/