Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Armenia
Armenia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 64.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Armenia, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Armenia is 64.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Armenia peaked at 90.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2016.
Armenia ranks 39th 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 of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.0% | — |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 69.4% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 58.5% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 64.8% | 74.3% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Armenia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Armenia was 64.8% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Armenia ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.