Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.3% in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Azerbaijan, 1995–2005
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2005, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Azerbaijan stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 67.8% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Azerbaijan peaked at 37.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
That places Azerbaijan 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -91.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -70.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -67.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 0.3% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1322 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5787 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Azerbaijan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Azerbaijan was 0.3% in 2005, 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Azerbaijan ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2005.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.