Poverty due to Russia-Ukraine war by country

Over nine percent of children in Russia were estimated to fall into poverty additionally due to the economic crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, based on the analysis from 2022. Russia had the most children among Eastern European and Central Asian countries. Furthermore, five percent of the Ukrainian child population was expected to experience poverty as a result of the economic shock. The economic decline caused by the war was also projected to increase adult poverty across the region, though to a lesser extent.

Share of children and adults in Eastern Europe and Central Asia estimated to fall into poverty due to the economic crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war as of 2022, by country

Characteristic	Children	Adults
Russia	9.2%	4.8%
Ukraine	5.2%	1.5%
Kosovo	3.7%	2.1%
Romania	3.1%	1.8%
Croatia	3.1%	1.7%
Kyrgyzstan	2.8%	1.8%
Moldova	2.7%	2.2%
Belarus	2.6%	1.1%
Armenia	2%	1.7%
Albania	1.5%	1.2%
Tajikistan	1.3%	0.5%
Bulgaria	1%	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.9%	0.4%
Uzbekistan	0.8%	0.4%
Serbia	0.6%	0.4%
Kazakhstan	0.5%	0.2%
Georgia	0.5%	0.5%
Turkey	0.5%	0.2%
North Macedonia	0.4%	0.2%
Turkmenistan	0.3%	0.2%
Montenegro	0.2%	0.1%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Asia, Europe

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

No data are presented for Azerbaijan because the source's estimates do not suggest additional households would fall into poverty.
The figures for children refer to the population aged 0 to 17 years.

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