Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Armenia
Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 80.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Armenia, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Armenia stood at 80.5%.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Armenia peaked at 91.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2018.
Armenia ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Armenia, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 66.4% | — |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +42.3% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 66.4% | 70.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 48.8% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 76.6% | 91.5% | 3 |
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- 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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Armenia?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Armenia was 80.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2018.
- How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Armenia ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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