Ingushetia, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, and Chechnya are among the top ten regions with the lowest income levels
According to a RIA Novosti study, Ingushetia ranked 85th, the last, in the list of Russian regions based on income levels for 2025. Other regions of the North Caucasus Federal District also ranked low: Karachay-Cherkessia ranked 83rd, Chechnya 77th, and North Ossetia 71st. The situation is better in Kabardino-Balkaria (66th) and Dagestan (57th).
The main criterion for ranking the regions was the ratio of the median monthly per capita income to the cost of a standard set of goods and services typical for each region.
The share of the population living below the poverty line in Ingushetia at the end of last year was 24.3%. In Karachay-Cherkessia, this figure was 15.3%, in Stavropol Krai – 8.7%, in Chechnya – 13.8%, in North Ossetia – 8.9%, in Kabardino-Balkaria – 10.2%, and in Dagestan – 10.9%. Nationwide, 6.7% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2025.
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug led the ranking, demonstrating the highest ratio of median income to the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services. The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug came in second, and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug came in third. The Magadan Region and Moscow also made it into the top five.
