Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Armenia
Armenia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 21.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Armenia, 2004–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 21.7% for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Armenia peaked at 53.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 23rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.5% | — |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 26.4% | 53.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 23.5% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 21.7% | 27.0% | 3 |
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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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Armenia?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Armenia was 21.7% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Armenia ranks 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.