Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 0.1% in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Azerbaijan, 1995–2005
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Azerbaijan is 0.1%, measured in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Azerbaijan peaked at 6.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
That places Azerbaijan 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -91.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +109.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -83.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 117 Republic of Moldova 1.1% compare
- 118 India 0.9% compare
- 119 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare
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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Azerbaijan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Azerbaijan was 0.1% in 2005, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Azerbaijan ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2005.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.