Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia
Armenia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 17.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 17.3% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia peaked at 41.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2023.
Armenia ranks 31st of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.2% | — |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.6% | 23.6% | 41.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,961 (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 revenues vs income inequality 23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.18 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia was 17.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Armenia ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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