Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Armenia
Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 37.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Armenia, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 37.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Armenia peaked at 44.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2014.
Armenia ranks 8th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.1% | — |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +55.3% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +11.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 37.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.6%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 37.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 28.3% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 23.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 33.3% | 44.5% | 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Armenia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Armenia was 37.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2014.
- How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Armenia ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap