Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Armenia
Armenia: Adequacy of social protection and labor programs was 40.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Armenia, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Armenia is 40.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Armenia peaked at 50.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2008.
That places Armenia 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.9% | — |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | -1.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 40.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 40.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.1%, 88% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 27.9% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 40.8% | 50.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More work & labour data for Armenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 695.21 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 854.22 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 837.98 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,692 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Armenia?
- Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Armenia was 40.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social protection and labor programs recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social protection and labor programs recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2008.
- How does Armenia rank for adequacy of social protection and labor programs?
- Armenia ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social protection and labor programs rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.