Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 94.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
94.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
97.4%
in 2020
All-time low
85.3%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Armenia, 2008–2022

0204060801002008201520222008: 88.9 <$2.15 a day2009: 92.2 <$2.15 a day2010: 89.8 <$2.15 a day2011: 89.1 <$2.15 a day2012: 92.3 <$2.15 a day2013: 85.3 <$2.15 a day2014: 89.1 <$2.15 a day2015: 90.9 <$2.15 a day2016: 91.5 <$2.15 a day2017: 93.5 <$2.15 a day2018: 85.3 <$2.15 a day2019: 92 <$2.15 a day2020: 97.4 <$2.15 a day2021: 93.9 <$2.15 a day2022: 94.1 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 94.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Armenia peaked at 97.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2018.

Armenia ranks 12th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 88.9% —
2009 92.2% +3.7%
2010 89.8% -2.6%
2011 89.1% -0.8%
2012 92.3% +3.6%
2013 85.3% -7.5%
2014 89.1% +4.3%
2015 90.9% +2.0%
2016 91.5% +0.6%
2017 93.5% +2.2%
2018 85.3% -8.8%
2019 92.0% +7.9%
2020 97.4% +5.8%
2021 93.9% -3.5%
2022 94.1% +0.2%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 94.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.9%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 94.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.4%, 95% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.5% 88.9% 92.2% 2
2010s 89.9% 85.3% 93.5% 10
2020s 95.1% 93.9% 97.4% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 9 Serbia 98.2% compare
  2. 10 Kyrgyzstan 95.3% compare
  3. 11 Turkey 95.1% compare
  4. 13 Uruguay 94.0% compare
  5. 14 Kosovo 89.2% compare
  6. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 89.2% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Armenia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Armenia was 94.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2018.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Armenia ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount