Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Armenia
Armenia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 64.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 64.8% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Armenia peaked at 90.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2016.
That places Armenia 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 69.4% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 58.5% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 64.8% | 74.3% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Armenia
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0446 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.38 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4731 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.23 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Armenia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Armenia was 64.8% 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 $10 a day recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Armenia ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.