Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 55.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
55.8%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
56.3%
in 2020
All-time low
44.2%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Armenia, 2008–2022

02040602008201520222008: 44.62009: 492010: 49.22011: 48.42012: 49.32013: 47.32014: 47.52015: 49.82016: 44.22017: 53.32018: 52.22019: 532020: 56.32021: 53.62022: 55.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Armenia stood at 55.8%.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Armenia peaked at 56.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2016.

Armenia ranks 7th of 36 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 Protection and Labor in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 44.6%
2009 49.0% +10.0%
2010 49.2% +0.3%
2011 48.4% -1.6%
2012 49.3% +1.9%
2013 47.3% -4.2%
2014 47.5% +0.5%
2015 49.8% +5.0%
2016 44.2% -11.4%
2017 53.3% +20.6%
2018 52.2% -2.1%
2019 53.0% +1.7%
2020 56.3% +6.2%
2021 53.6% -4.9%
2022 55.8% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.8% 44.6% 49.0% 2
2010s 49.4% 44.2% 53.3% 10
2020s 55.2% 53.6% 56.3% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 4 Serbia 60.3% compare
  2. 5 Republic of Moldova 57.5% compare
  3. 6 Ukraine 56.0% compare
  4. 8 Mongolia 55.5% compare
  5. 9 Kazakhstan 54.0% compare
  6. 10 Georgia 49.5% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Armenia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Armenia was 55.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2016.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Armenia ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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