Armenia
Basic country data
- Population over 60 in 2010:
- 448,458 (15%)
- Projected population over 60 in 2050:
- 1,095,290 (34%)
- Poverty rate of total population:
- 4%
- Income of country:
- Lower middle income
- Social pension?
- Yes
Scheme information
- Scheme information: Old Age Social Pension
- Monthly pension benefit:
- 10067 Drams (26 US$)
- 12.56 % of average income
- 137 % of international poverty line
- Age of eligiblity:
- 65
- Targeting:
- Pensions-tested
Resources on the pension in Armenia
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Social protection for older persons: Social pensions in Asia
Year: 2012 | Published by: ADB
This publication aims to address the knowledge gap of social pension reform in Asia and the Pacific. In particular, it examines what has been...
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Armenia: social protection and social inclusion
Year: 2011 | Published by: European Commission
This paper provides an overview of social protection and social inclusion in Armenia.
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Responses on social protection for older people to UN HRC
Year: 2010 | Published by: United Nations Human Rights Council
To collect information to prepare the 2010 annual report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, a questionnaire...
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Law of the Republic of Armenia on state pensions
Year: 2010 | Published by: Government of Armenia
This document provides an unofficial translation of the 2010 Law on state pensions. Chapter 4 deals with social pensions in Armenia.
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Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2008
Year: 2009 | Published by: Social Security Administration (SSA), International Social Security Association
The second issue in the current four-volume series of Social Security Programs Throughout the World reports on the countries of Asia and the Pacific....
