Social issues in Armenia

Social issues in Armenia include poverty, high unemployment, child labor, organized crime, education, human trafficking, domestic violence, lack of rule of law, and inadequate public services.

Poverty

After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, masses of newly unemployed people found themselves with no income. The predominantly industrial and trade based society of Armenia was suddenly forced to be independent and rebuild an economy due to its location. Some people who lost their livelihood in other sectors got into agriculture, finding a safety net there.[1]

48.9% of Armenians live in poverty and five out of ten are extremely poor, with rural people being particularly vulnerable to poverty.[2] Armenia's poorest people are concentrated along the nation's borders, in mountain areas and in earthquake zones. The Shirak Province in north-eastern Armenia, Lori Province in northern Armenia, and Kotayk Province in central Armenia are among the poorest provinces.[1]

See also

References
  1. Rural poverty in Armenia, International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2007.
  2. Media, Ampop (20 February 2018). "Poverty in Armenia". Ampop.am. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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