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

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 52.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
52.9%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
53.5%
in 2020
All-time low
39.9%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 39.92009: 462010: 45.32011: 462012: 46.42013: 45.12014: 45.12015: 47.52016: 40.52017: 51.62018: 50.52019: 51.12020: 53.52021: 51.42022: 52.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Armenia stood at 52.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Armenia peaked at 53.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2008.

Armenia ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.9% 39.9% 46.0% 2
2010s 46.9% 40.5% 51.6% 10
2020s 52.6% 51.4% 53.5% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 4 Romania 55.1% compare
  2. 5 Ukraine 55.1% compare
  3. 6 Moldova 53.7% compare
  4. 8 Kazakhstan 48.1% compare
  5. 9 Kyrgyzstan 47.5% compare
  6. 10 Mongolia 43.5% 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 52.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Armenia ranks 7th out of 34 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 14.1%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount