Number of people living in extreme poverty in Armenia
Armenia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 3.01 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.01 million people
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
103rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
3.03 million people
in 2008
All-time low
2.44 million people
in 2001
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Armenia, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 3.01 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Armenia peaked at 3.03 million people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.44 million people, in 2001.
Armenia ranks 103rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Armenia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.50 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.44 million people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.57 million people | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.71 million people | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.84 million people | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.95 million people | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 2.99 million people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.99 million people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.03 million people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.97 million people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.96 million people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.93 million people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.95 million people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.93 million people | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.91 million people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.92 million people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.92 million people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.91 million people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.88 million people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.89 million people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.92 million people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.90 million people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.91 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.91 million people | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.01 million people | +3.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 3.01 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 18% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 3.01 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.50 million people | 2.50 million people | 2.50 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.83 million people | 2.44 million people | 3.03 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.92 million people | 2.88 million people | 2.96 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 million people | 2.90 million people | 3.01 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Armenia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Armenia was 3.01 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 million people in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 million people in 2001.
- How does Armenia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Armenia ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.