Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st was 47.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
47.8%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 30 countries
All-time high
49.8%
in 2011
All-time low
39.8%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st in Armenia, 2008–2022

010203040502008201520222008: 39.82009: 46.62010: 48.22011: 49.82012: 45.22013: 42.72014: 47.32015: 41.12016: 44.72017: 47.22018: 46.22019: 46.92020: 49.62021: 48.72022: 47.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Armenia is 47.8%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Armenia peaked at 49.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2008.

That places Armenia 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.2% 39.8% 46.6% 2
2010s 45.9% 41.1% 49.8% 10
2020s 48.7% 47.8% 49.6% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 6 Serbia 54.8% compare
  2. 7 Kyrgyzstan 52.2% compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 51.5% compare
  4. 10 Mongolia 43.1% compare
  5. 11 Uruguay 40.5% compare
  6. 12 Türkiye 39.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Armenia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Armenia was 47.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st?
Armenia ranks 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount