Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Armenia
Armenia: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 47.41 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Armenia, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Armenia is 47.41, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Armenia peaked at 85.46 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45.87, in 2016.
Armenia ranks 41st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84.37 | — |
| 2001 | 85.46 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 84.65 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 84.9 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.15 | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 70.74 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 66.8 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 59.7 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 56.26 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 64.98 | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 65.97 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 63.03 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 59.61 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 57.42 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 55.16 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 50.67 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 45.87 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 52.74 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 52.76 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.11 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 58.15 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 56.99 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 55.71 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 56.94 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 47.41 | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.37 | 84.37 | 84.37 | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.18 | 56.26 | 85.46 | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.03 | 45.87 | 65.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.04 | 47.41 | 58.15 | 5 |
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 share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Armenia?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Armenia was 47.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.46 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.87 in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Armenia ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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