Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) was 0.9% in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Azerbaijan, 1995–2005
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2005, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Azerbaijan stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Azerbaijan peaked at 12.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2005.
That places Azerbaijan 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -80.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +63.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -67.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More infrastructure data for Azerbaijan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.33 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1299 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -18.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 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 Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Azerbaijan was 0.9% in 2005, 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Azerbaijan ranks 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2005.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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