Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia
Armenia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia, 1996–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia stood at 6.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia peaked at 17.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 119th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.2% | — |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -45.9% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +31.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -41.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -38.4% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 6.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 6.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 9.3% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More infrastructure data for Armenia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,328 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.098 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,328 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Armenia was 6.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Armenia ranks 119th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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