Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 35.9% in 2005. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Azerbaijan, 1995–2005
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 35.9% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Azerbaijan peaked at 80.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2005.
That places Azerbaijan 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 80.2% | — |
| 2001 | 73.1% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -24.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 35.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 35.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 13.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 35.9% | 73.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More poverty & inequality data for Azerbaijan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Azerbaijan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Azerbaijan was 35.9% in 2005, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2005.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Azerbaijan ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2005.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.