OREANDA-NEWS  Over the past three years, real monetary incomes of Russians have increased by 26.1 percent, demonstrating the highest growth rate over the past two decades, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with the Vedomosti newspaper.

Novak noted that the 26.1 percent increase in household incomes over the past three years was due to components such as wages, social benefits, and income from entrepreneurship and property. According to him, these are the highest figures in the past 20He also added that the unemployment rate in Russia remains at a historically low level of 2.2 percent.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the poverty rate has reached its lowest historical level, standing at 6.7 percent in 20257 to 2029, the growth rate of incomes should increase along with the acceleration of economic activity. He also added that the unemployment rate in Russia remains at a historically low level of 2.2 percent.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the poverty rate has reached its lowest historical level, standing at 6.7 percent in 2025.