Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Armenia
Armenia: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Armenia, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Armenia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 59.3% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Armenia peaked at 24.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 71st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 2.0% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.18 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.116 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0854 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0854 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1512 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Armenia?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Armenia was 0.8% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Armenia ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.