Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia
Armenia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia stood at 6.2%.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia peaked at 17.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 113th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.2% | — |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -45.9% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +31.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -41.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -38.4% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 6.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 42% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 6.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 9.3% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia was 6.2% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Armenia ranks 113th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.