MDGs & Poverty Date
In this subsection, data on main indicators of poverty in Armenia are presented.
Data source: National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
Calculations and data processing: Economic Development and Research Center (EDRC)
Data were updated on December 13, 2018.
Note: All data are comparable and are presented in accordance to the poverty evaluation methodology of 2009 of NSS.
Table 1. Poverty in Armenia, selected indicators
2004 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Poverty incidence, % |
53.5 |
27.6 |
34.1 |
35.8 |
35 |
32.4 |
32 |
30 |
29.8 |
29.4 |
25.7 |
Very poor (below very poor line), % |
32.6 |
12.6 |
20.1 |
21.3 |
19.9 |
13.5 |
13.3 |
10.9 |
10.4 |
9.8 |
10.6 |
Extreme poverty (below food line), % |
4.4 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
3 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
Poverty depth, % |
- |
5.1 |
7.8 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
Poverty severity, % |
- |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
General poverty (upper) line, AMD, per capita per month* |
- |
29,903 |
30,920 |
33,517 |
36,158 |
37,044 |
39,193 |
40,264 |
41,698 |
40,867 |
41,612 |
Very poor (lower) line, AMD, per capita per mont*
|
- |
24,388 |
25,217 |
27,410 |
29,856 |
30,547 |
32,318 |
33,101 |
34,234 |
33,418 |
34,253 |
Food (extreme) poverty line, AMD, per capita per month* |
- |
17,644 |
17,483 |
19,126 |
21,306 |
21,732 |
22,993 |
23,384 |
24,109 |
23,313 |
24,269 |
Gini coefficient (for consumption) |
- |
0.242 |
0.257 |
0.265 |
0.267 |
0.269 |
0.271 |
0.277 |
0.279 |
0.286 |
0.289 |
Gini coefficient (for incomes) |
- |
0.339 |
0.355 |
0.362 |
0.371 |
0.372 |
0.372 |
0.373 |
0.374 |
0.375 |
0.359 |
* per adult equivalent |
Table 2. Poverty and extreme poverty incidence in Armenia, per community type, %
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Poverty |
27.6 |
34.1 |
35.8 |
35.0 |
32.4 |
32.0 |
30.0 |
29.8 |
29.4 |
25.7 |
Yerevan |
20.1 |
26.7 |
27.1 |
27.5 |
25.6 |
25.5 |
25.2 |
25.0 |
24.9 |
22.4 |
Other urban areas |
35.8 |
41.5 |
45.4 |
43.6 |
40.2 |
39.3 |
35.1 |
34.4 |
33.2 |
27.9 |
Rural areas |
27.5 |
34.9 |
36.0 |
34.5 |
32.1 |
31.7 |
29.9 |
30.4 |
30.4 |
26.8 |
Extreme poverty |
1.6 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
Yerevan |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
Other urban areas |
2.8 |
7.4 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
Rural areas |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
Table 3. Poverty incidence per gender, %
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Poverty (total) |
27.6 |
34.1 |
35.8 |
35.0 |
32.4 |
32.0 |
30.0 |
29.8 |
29.4 |
25.7 |
Male |
27.8 |
33.1 |
35.6 |
34.5 |
32.6 |
31.7 |
29.9 |
30.1 |
28.5 |
25.0 |
Female |
27.3 |
36.9 |
35.9 |
35.5 |
32.2 |
32.2 |
30.0 |
29.5 |
30.2 |
26.3 |
Children (0-5 years) |
32.0 |
39.6 |
42.7 |
45.3 |
38.8 |
41.9 |
34.4 |
34.4 |
33.7 |
31.7 |
Table 4. Poverty incidence depending on the education level, for population over 16 years of age, %
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Elementary and lower |
36.1 |
46.4 |
41.1 |
46.0 |
35.2 |
42.1 |
42.7 |
54.4 |
41.0 |
31.8 |
Incomplete secondary |
40.1 |
45.4 |
44.9 |
42.1 |
41.5 |
39.0 |
36.5 |
43.5 |
37.6 |
33.5 |
Secondary general |
30.2 |
37.4 |
40.4 |
38.6 |
36.5 |
35.5 |
33.9 |
33.4 |
32.6 |
29.3 |
Secondary professional |
21.9 |
30.3 |
30.8 |
30.8 |
29.8 |
28.6 |
26.9 |
24.6 |
27.1 |
23.0 |
Higher |
14.7 |
16.9 |
18.2 |
19.4 |
17.4 |
18.5 |
17.6 |
15.7 |
16.8 |
13.3 |
Table 5. Poverty incidence per Marzes, %
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Poverty |
27.6 |
34.1 |
35.8 |
35.0 |
32.4 |
32.0 |
30.0 |
29.8 |
29.4 |
25.7 |
Yerevan |
20.1 |
26.7 |
27.1 |
27.5 |
25.6 |
25.5 |
25.2 |
25.0 |
24.9 |
22.4 |
Aragatsotn |
20.3 |
25.4 |
28.9 |
20.7 |
21.2 |
22.7 |
18.7 |
16.1 |
15.7 |
17.6 |
Ararat |
31.3 |
39.8 |
42.4 |
39.3 |
34.6 |
32.4 |
28.5 |
27.3 |
26.9 |
21.7 |
Armavir |
24.5 |
31.3 |
33.0 |
37.0 |
34.3 |
31.3 |
29.0 |
29.6 |
30.0 |
26.2 |
Gegharkuniq |
32.0 |
40.4 |
43.6 |
37.0 |
35.5 |
35.8 |
32.3 |
32.1 |
28.8 |
20.5 |
Lori |
34.2 |
41.7 |
45.9 |
45.4 |
38.7 |
38.6 |
36.4 |
36.2 |
35.8 |
29.7 |
Kotayq |
39.5 |
43.0 |
46.8 |
45.5 |
42.5 |
42.5 |
37.2 |
35.9 |
35.4 |
31.1 |
Shirak |
42.4 |
47.2 |
48.3 |
47.7 |
46.0 |
45.9 |
44.2 |
45.3 |
45.5 |
44.3 |
Syunik |
20.3 |
23.4 |
26.8 |
26.8 |
25.6 |
25.2 |
24.2 |
24.5 |
24.2 |
18.5 |
Vayots Dzor |
21.1 |
30.3 |
37.1 |
29.9 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
18.2 |
16.0 |
18.8 |
16.9 |
Tavush |
23.2 |
31.3 |
26.1 |
26.7 |
27.5 |
27.7 |
30.6 |
35.3 |
33.8 |
27.8 |
Extreme poverty |
1.6 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
Yerevan |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
Aragatsotn |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
Ararat |
1.6 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
Armavir |
0.7 |
3.7 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
Gegharkuniq |
0.4 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
Lori |
2.8 |
7.7 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
Kotayq |
2.1 |
6.6 |
5.8 |
7.1 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
Shirak |
4.6 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
Syunik |
1.3 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
Vayots Dzor |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
Tavush |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.1 |