Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 6.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Azerbaijan, 2001–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 6.0% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Azerbaijan peaked at 49.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2012.
That places Azerbaijan 65th out of 73 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49.6% | — |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -68.1% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 10.9% | 49.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 62 Russian Federation 7.2% compare
- 62 Russian Federation 7.2% compare
- 64 Chile 6.5% compare
- 66 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
- 67 Thailand 5.4% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 5.0%
More poverty & inequality data for Azerbaijan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,427 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 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.5 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Azerbaijan was 6.0% in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2012.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Azerbaijan ranks 65th out of 73 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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