Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Armenia
Armenia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Armenia, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.0% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2024.
The figure is down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Armenia peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Armenia 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +45.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -75.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +150.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -95.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +122.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +141.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -93.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +904.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +101.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -87.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 64% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +904.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Armenia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Armenia was 0.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Armenia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Armenia ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.