Armenia Poverty Rate 1999-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Armenia poverty rate for 2020 was 53.50%, a 1.2% increase from 2019.
  • Armenia poverty rate for 2019 was 52.30%, a 3.4% increase from 2018.
  • Armenia poverty rate for 2018 was 48.90%, a 0.2% increase from 2017.
  • Armenia poverty rate for 2017 was 48.70%, a 6.3% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 53.50%
Colombia 44.20%
Peru 42.70%
Ecuador 34.60%
Mexico 32.50%
Dominican Republic 23.80%
Paraguay 22.30%
Costa Rica 19.80%
Brazil 18.70%
Thailand 13.20%
Russia 4.10%
Belarus 1.30%
Armenia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2020 53.50% 1.20%
2019 52.30% 3.40%
2018 48.90% 0.20%
2017 48.70% 6.30%
2016 42.40% -4.30%
2015 46.70% -4.40%
2014 51.10% -2.00%
2013 53.10% -2.10%
2012 55.20% -4.10%
2011 59.30% -2.80%
2010 62.10% 1.40%
2009 60.70% 8.60%
2008 52.10% -3.90%
2007 56.00% -6.80%
2006 62.80% -4.70%
2005 67.50% -6.00%
2004 73.50% -9.10%
2003 82.60% -0.30%
2002 82.90% -0.90%
2001 83.80% 1.50%
1999 82.30% 1.50%