“A quarter of pensioners receive less than UAH 3000: where in Ukraine the highest and lowest pensions areThe average pension in Ukraine as of the end of 2024 is UAH 5789, which is 7.5% more than last year. Kyiv has the highest payments at UAH 8,017, while Ternopil region has the lowest at UAH 4,484.”, — write: unn.ua
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“The average pension in Ukraine amounted to UAH 5789 or EUR 132 at the end of 2024. This is 7.5% more than in 2023,” the report says.
At the same time, inflation in 2024, according to the NBU, was 12%, which, as noted, actually “ate up” this increase.
The highest payments, according to the report, are traditionally for pensioners in Kyiv – UAH 8017.65. This is more than a third higher than the national average. The lowest payments are in Ternopil region: UAH 4484.69. This is 23% less than the average.
Currently, there are 10.34 million pensioners in Ukraine. The number of pensioners has decreased by 497,500 over the three years of the full-scale war, which is about the same as over the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
26% or 2.68 million pensioners receive less than UAH 3,000. The average amount of such a pension is UAH 2,759.86. Another 1.26 million people (12%) receive a pension of more than UAH 10,000, with an average of UAH 15,379.97.
About 27% of pensioners continue to work and currently receive an average pension of UAH 6,302.76.
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