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.
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 | Value | 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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