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Data on the average pension amount are published regularly by the Social Fund of Russia and reflect the standard of living of pensioners in different regions of the country.
In 12 regions of Russia, the average pension amount in August 2026 exceeded 30 thousand rubles. Such data are provided by TASS with reference to statistics from the Social Fund of Russia.
The highest average pension was recorded in Chukotka - 42.2 thousand rubles. Next come the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (38.9 thousand rubles), the Magadan Region (37.8 thousand), the Kamchatka Territory (37.5 thousand) and the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (37.2 thousand rubles).
Also, the average pension exceeded 30 thousand rubles in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug - 36.5 thousand rubles, Murmansk region - 34.3 thousand, Yakutia - 33.8 thousand, Sakhalin region - 33.8 thousand, Komi Republic - 32.3 thousand, Arkhangelsk region - 31.7 thousand and Karelia - 31.1 thousand rubles.
In Russia as a whole, the average pension amount in August was 25,469 rubles.

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