Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 25.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Belarus is 25.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Belarus peaked at 44.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2008.
Belarus ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.8% | — |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +50.2% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -39.9% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.8% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 16.9% | 44.1% | 9 |
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More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,116 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Belarus?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Belarus was 25.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
- Belarus ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount