Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Russia

Russia: Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 1,000 in 2014. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2014)
1,000
Change on year
down 88.9%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
155,000
in 1999
All-time low
1,000
in 2014
Years of data
13
1997–2014

Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Russia, 1997–2014

050.0k100.0k150.0k1997200520141997: 83.0k1998: 56.0k1999: 155.0k2000: 57.0k2001: 25.0k2002: 4.0k2003: 19.0k2004: 64.0k2010: 2.0k2011: 22.0k2012: 7.0k2013: 9.0k2014: 1.0k

Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).

Analysis

Russia recorded 1,000 for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.9% on the previous year and down 98.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Russia peaked at 155,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 2014.

Russia ranks 17th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Russia, 1997 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1997 83,000
1998 56,000 -32.5%
1999 155,000 +176.8%
2000 57,000 -63.2%
2001 25,000 -56.1%
2002 4,000 -84.0%
2003 19,000 +375.0%
2004 64,000 +236.8%
2010 2,000 -96.9%
2011 22,000 +1000.0%
2012 7,000 -68.2%
2013 9,000 +28.6%
2014 1,000 -88.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +1000.0% 2,000 22,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98,000 56,000 155,000 3
2000s 33,800 4,000 64,000 5
2010s 8,200 1,000 22,000 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 14 Kosovo 2,000 compare
  2. 14 North Macedonia 2,000 compare
  3. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 2,000 compare
  4. 17 South Korea 1,000 compare
  5. 17 Latvia 1,000 compare
  6. 17 Poland 1,000 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Russia?
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Russia was 1,000 in 2014, according to Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
What is the highest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 155,000 in 1999.
What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 2014.
How does Russia rank for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
Russia ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
Is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as part of Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 337 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $2.15 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).