Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Armenia
Armenia: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 2.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Armenia, 1998–2016
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 2.6% for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Armenia peaked at 5.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 82nd out of 96 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.7% | — |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +61.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 2 |
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 share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Armenia?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Armenia was 2.6% in 2016, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Armenia ranks 82nd out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.