Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Armenia
Armenia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 13.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 13.2% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 58.6% 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, 13.2%, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 43rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 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% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -23.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 13.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 66% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 13.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 49% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.6% | 23.6% | 41.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 13.2% | 20.7% | 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 population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Armenia was 13.2% in 2024, 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 13.2% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Armenia ranks 43rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. 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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