Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Armenia
Armenia: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Armenia, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Armenia stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Armenia peaked at 2.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 13th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9% | — |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +62.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -28.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +207.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -66.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -62.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +117.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -11.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 11.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +207.8% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
- 11 Kosovo 0.6% compare
- 11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 0.4% compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 0.4% compare
- 16 Mexico 0.4% compare
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 benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Armenia?
- Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Armenia was 0.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social?
- Armenia ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population