Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia
Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 23.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia is 23.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia peaked at 23.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.
Armenia ranks 6th of 24 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.2% | — |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +60.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +14.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 23.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 23.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 2.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 10.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia was 23.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Armenia ranks 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount