Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Armenia
Armenia: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 19.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Armenia, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Armenia is 19.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Armenia peaked at 41.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 23rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.2% | — |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.6% | 23.6% | 41.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,961 (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 revenues vs income inequality 23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.18 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Armenia?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Armenia was 19.1% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Armenia ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor