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

Latest (2024)
64.8%
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
39th
of 120 countries
All-time high
90.7%
in 2003
All-time low
58.5%
in 2016
Years of data
25
1999–2024

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Armenia, 1999–2024

0204060801001999201120241999: 90 %2001: 90.2 %2002: 89.8 %2003: 90.7 %2004: 84.1 %2005: 80.4 %2006: 78.8 %2007: 72.3 %2008: 69.4 %2009: 77.2 %2010: 77.9 %2011: 75 %2012: 73.9 %2013: 70.7 %2014: 70 %2015: 65.1 %2016: 58.5 %2017: 67.1 %2018: 67.5 %2019: 71.7 %2020: 74.3 %2021: 72.6 %2022: 71.7 %2023: 72.2 %2024: 64.8 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 36 Tajikistan 66.8% compare
  2. 37 South Africa 66.1% compare
  3. 38 Sri Lanka 65.3% compare
  4. 40 Morocco 60.5% compare
  5. 41 Honduras 59.0% compare
  6. 42 Georgia 58.5% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.