Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 47.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
47.8%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
49.8%
in 2011
All-time low
39.8%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Armenia, 2008–2022

010203040502008201520222008: 39.82009: 46.62010: 48.22011: 49.82012: 45.22013: 42.72014: 47.32015: 41.12016: 44.72017: 47.22018: 46.22019: 46.92020: 49.62021: 48.72022: 47.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Armenia is 47.8%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Armenia peaked at 49.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2008.

That places Armenia 9th out of 31 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.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 39.8%
2009 46.6% +16.9%
2010 48.2% +3.4%
2011 49.8% +3.4%
2012 45.2% -9.2%
2013 42.7% -5.6%
2014 47.3% +10.8%
2015 41.1% -13.1%
2016 44.7% +8.7%
2017 47.2% +5.4%
2018 46.2% -2.0%
2019 46.9% +1.4%
2020 49.6% +5.8%
2021 48.7% -1.7%
2022 47.8% -1.9%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 47.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.0%, 87% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 47.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.2% 39.8% 46.6% 2
2010s 45.9% 41.1% 49.8% 10
2020s 48.7% 47.8% 49.6% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 6 Serbia 55.0% compare
  2. 7 Kyrgyzstan 52.4% compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 51.5% compare
  4. 10 Mongolia 44.0% compare
  5. 11 Uruguay 41.1% compare
  6. 12 Türkiye 40.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Armenia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Armenia was 47.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Armenia ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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