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

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 51.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
51.0%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 32 countries
All-time high
52.4%
in 2020
All-time low
39.8%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 39.8 poorest2009: 46.2 poorest2010: 45.8 poorest2011: 47.3 poorest2012: 45.9 poorest2013: 44.3 poorest2014: 45.7 poorest2015: 45.3 poorest2016: 42.7 poorest2017: 49.8 poorest2018: 49.1 poorest2019: 48.4 poorest2020: 52.4 poorest2021: 49.7 poorest2022: 51 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 51.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Armenia peaked at 52.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2008.

Armenia ranks 7th of 32 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 43.0% 39.8% 46.2% 2
2010s 46.4% 42.7% 49.8% 10
2020s 51.1% 49.7% 52.4% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 4 Poland 56.3% compare
  2. 5 Romania 56.2% compare
  3. 6 Ukraine 56.0% compare
  4. 8 Kyrgyzstan 50.3% compare
  5. 9 Kazakhstan 49.4% compare
  6. 10 Mongolia 43.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Armenia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Armenia was 51.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Armenia ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount