Share of population living below national poverty lines in Armenia
Armenia: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 21.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Armenia, 2004–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population living below national poverty lines in Armenia stood at 21.7%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Armenia peaked at 53.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2024.
That places Armenia 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.5% | — |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 26.4% | 53.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 23.5% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 21.7% | 27.0% | 3 |
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 population living below national poverty lines in Armenia?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Armenia was 21.7% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Armenia ranks 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.