Poverty in Ukraine is rapidly increasing: which regions are most affected

The level of extreme poverty in Ukraine has increased sevenfold, with more people now living on the brink of physiological survival.

This was stated by Liudmyla Cherenko, Doctor of Economics and Head of the Department for Standard of Living Research at the Institute of Demography and Social Studies, during a broadcast on "Kyiv24".

"Overall, in our country, poverty has nearly doubled over two years of full-scale war. Notably, poverty has risen in northern regions such as Chernihiv and Sumy. In regions like Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro, the increase in poverty levels has not been as significant," the expert noted.

Kyiv, Zakarpattia, and Chernivtsi regions currently have the lowest poverty rates.

Earlier, the World Bank reported that due to Russia's full-scale invasion, the number of Ukrainians living below the poverty line increased by 1.8 million compared to 2020.

The rise in poverty is attributed to a decline in employment: more than one-fifth of the adult population who had jobs before the war have now lost them. 

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