Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Armenia
Armenia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 23,791 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Armenia, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Armenia stood at 23,791 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.4% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Armenia peaked at 775,368 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23,791 people, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 88th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Armenia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 670,487 people | — |
| 2001 | 775,368 people | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 632,480 people | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 472,444 people | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 327,503 people | -30.7% |
| 2005 | 192,385 people | -41.3% |
| 2006 | 141,145 people | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 114,672 people | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 61,912 people | -46.0% |
| 2009 | 95,481 people | +54.2% |
| 2010 | 89,654 people | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 94,761 people | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 75,566 people | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 89,052 people | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 103,602 people | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 85,703 people | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 75,286 people | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 70,388 people | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 86,001 people | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 71,924 people | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 44,914 people | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 62,744 people | +39.7% |
| 2022 | 56,322 people | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 57,152 people | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 23,791 people | -58.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 23,791 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88,601 people, 27% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 23,791 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,791 people, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 670,487 people | 670,487 people | 670,487 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 312,599 people | 61,912 people | 775,368 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 84,194 people | 70,388 people | 103,602 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,985 people | 23,791 people | 62,744 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Armenia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Armenia was 23,791 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 775,368 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,791 people in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Armenia ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.