Armenia

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 347,448 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2018 est.)

Broadcast media

Armenia’s government-run Public Television network operates alongside 100 privately owned TV stations that provide local to near nationwide coverage; three Russian TV companies are broadcast in Armenia under interstate agreements; subscription cable TV services are available in most regions; several major international broadcasters are available, including CNN; Armenian TV completed conversion from analog to digital broadcasting in late 2016; Public Radio of Armenia is a national, state-run broadcast network that operates alongside 18 privately owned radio stations (2019)

Internet country code

.am

Internet users

total: 1,966,942 | percent of population: 64.74% (July 2018 est.)

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: telecommunications investments have made major inroads in modernizing and upgrading the outdated telecommunications network inherited from the Soviet era; now 100% privately owned and undergoing continued modernization and expansion; strong growth in mobile broadband sector and mobile services dominate over fixed-line; rollout of 4G networks and falling prices due to growing competition (2020) | domestic: 15 per 100 fixed-line, 122 per 100 mobile-cellular; reliable fixed-line and mobile-cellular services are available across Yerevan and in major cities and towns; mobile-cellular coverage available in most rural areas (2019) | international: country code - 374; Yerevan is connected to the Caucasus Cable System fiber-optic cable through Georgia and Iran to Europe; additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, through the Moscow international switch, and by satellite to the rest of the world; satellite earth stations - 3 (2019) | note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 462,725 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15.27 (2019 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 3,707,557 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 122.35 (2019 est.)

Agriculture - products

fruit (especially grapes and apricots), vegetables; livestock

Budget

revenues: 2.644 billion (2017 est.) | expenditures: 3.192 billion (2017 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-4.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Credit ratings

Fitch rating: B+ (2020) | Moody's rating: Ba3 (2019)

Current account balance

-$328 million (2017 est.) | -$238 million (2016 est.)

Debt - external

$10.41 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $8.987 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Ease of Doing Business Index scores

69.7 (2020)

Economic overview

Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics, in exchange for raw materials and energy. Armenia has since switched to small-scale agriculture and away from the large agro industrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia has only two open trade borders - Iran and Georgia - because its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed since 1991 and 1993, respectively, as a result of Armenia's ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia joined the World Trade Organization in January 2003. The government has made some improvements in tax and customs administration in recent years, but anti-corruption measures have been largely ineffective. Armenia will need to pursue additional economic reforms and strengthen the rule of law in order to raise its economic growth and improve economic competitiveness and employment opportunities, especially given its economic isolation from Turkey and Azerbaijan. Armenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export base, and pervasive monopolies in important business sectors have made it particularly vulnerable to volatility in the global commodity markets and the economic challenges in Russia. Armenia is particularly dependent on Russian commercial and governmental support, as most key Armenian infrastructure is Russian-owned and/or managed, especially in the energy sector. Remittances from expatriates working in Russia are equivalent to about 12-14% of GDP. Armenia joined the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union in January 2015, but has remained interested in pursuing closer ties with the EU as well, signing a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with the EU in November 2017. Armenia’s rising government debt is leading Yerevan to tighten its fiscal policies – the amount is approaching the debt to GDP ratio threshold set by national legislation.

Exchange rates

drams (AMD) per US dollar - | 487.9 (2017 est.) | 480.49 (2016 est.) | 480.49 (2015 est.) | 477.92 (2014 est.) | 415.92 (2013 est.)

Exports

$2.361 billion (2017 est.) | $1.891 billion (2016 est.)

Exports - commodities

unwrought copper, pig iron, nonferrous metals, gold, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, brandy, cigarettes, energy

Exports - partners

Russia 24.2%, Bulgaria 12.8%, Switzerland 12%, Georgia 6.9%, Germany 5.9%, China 5.5%, Iraq 5.4%, UAE 4.6%, Netherlands 4.1% (2017)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate)

$13.694 billion (2019 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity) - real

$28.34 billion (2017 est.) | $26.37 billion (2016 est.) | $26.3 billion (2015 est.) | note: data are in 2017 dollars

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 76.7% (2017 est.) | government consumption: 14.2% (2017 est.) | investment in fixed capital: 17.3% (2017 est.) | investment in inventories: 4.1% (2017 est.) | exports of goods and services: 38.1% (2017 est.) | imports of goods and services: -50.4% (2017 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 16.7% (2017 est.) | industry: 28.2% (2017 est.) | services: 54.8% (2017 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$9,500 (2017 est.) | $8,800 (2016 est.) | $8,800 (2015 est.) | note: data are in 2017 dollars

GDP real growth rate

7.5% (2017 est.) | 0.3% (2016 est.) | 3.3% (2015 est.)

Gross national saving

17.8% of GDP (2017 est.) | 16.6% of GDP (2016 est.) | 18.4% of GDP (2015 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 3.5% | highest 10%: 25.7% (2014)

Imports

$3.771 billion (2017 est.) | $2.835 billion (2016 est.)

Imports - commodities

natural gas, petroleum, tobacco products, foodstuffs, diamonds, pharmaceuticals, cars

Imports - partners

Russia 28%, China 11.5%, Turkey 5.5%, Germany 4.9%, Iran 4.3% (2017)

Industrial production growth rate

5.4% (2017 est.)

Industries

brandy, mining, diamond processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forging and pressing machines, electric motors, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry, software, food processing

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

1.4% (2019 est.) | 2.5% (2018 est.) | 0.9% (2017 est.)

Labor force

1.507 million (2017 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 36.3% | industry: 17% | services: 46.7% (2013 est.)

Population below poverty line

32% (2013 est.)

Public debt

53.5% of GDP (2017 est.) | 51.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$2.314 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $2.204 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

22.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Unemployment rate

18.9% (2017 est.) | 18.8% (2016 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

5.501 million Mt (2017 est.)

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - production

0 bbl/day (2018 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves

0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)

Electricity - consumption

5.291 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - exports

1.424 billion kWh (2015 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels

58% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

32% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources

0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - imports

275 million kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity

4.08 million kW (2016 est.)

Electricity - production

6.951 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity access

electrification - total population: 100% (2020)

Natural gas - consumption

2.35 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - imports

2.35 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves

0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

8,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)

Refined petroleum products - exports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - imports

7,145 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Area

total: 29,743 sq km | land: 28,203 sq km | water: 1,540 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Maryland | Area comparison map: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Middle East :: Armenia Print Image Description slightly smaller than Maryland

Climate

highland continental, hot summers, cold winters

Coastline

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation

mean elevation: 1,792 m | lowest point: Debed River 400 m | highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m

Environment - current issues

soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; deforestation; pollution of Hrazdan and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone

Environment - international agreements

party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands | signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

Geographic coordinates

40 00 N, 45 00 E

Geography - note

landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range

Irrigated land

2,740 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries

total: 1,570 km | border countries (4): Azerbaijan 996 km, Georgia 219 km, Iran 44 km, Turkey 311 km

Land use

agricultural land: 59.7% (2016 est.) | arable land: 15.8% (2016 est.) / permanent crops: 1.9% (2016 est.) / permanent pasture: 42% (2016 est.) | forest: 9.1% (2016 est.) | other: 31.2% (2016 est.)

Location

Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan; note - Armenia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both

Map references

Asia

Maritime claims

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards

occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts

Natural resources

small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite

Population distribution

most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than five times as many people as Gyumri, the second largest city in the country

Terrain

Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley

Administrative divisions

11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan

Capital

name: Yerevan | geographic coordinates: 40 10 N, 44 30 E | time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | etymology: name likely derives from the ancient Urartian fortress of Erebuni established on the current site of Yerevan in 782 B.C. and whose impresive ruins still survive

Citizenship

citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Armenia | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 3 years

Constitution

history: previous 1915, 1978; latest adopted 5 July 1995 | amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; passage requires approval by the president, by the National Assembly, and by a referendum with at least 25% registered voter participation and more than 50% of votes; constitutional articles on the form of government and democratic procedures are not amendable; amended 2005, 2007, 2008, 2015; note - a constitutional referendum scheduled for 4 May 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Armenia | conventional short form: Armenia | local long form: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun | local short form: Hayastan | former: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Republic | etymology: the etymology of the country's name remains obscure; according to tradition, the country is named after Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenians and the great-great-grandson of Noah; Hayk's descendant, Aram, purportedly is the source of the name Armenia

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Lynne M. TRACEY (since 5 March 2019) | telephone: [374](10) 464-700 | embassy: 1 American Ave., Yerevan 0082 | mailing address: American Embassy Yerevan, US Department of State, 7020 Yerevan Place, Washington, DC 20521-7020 | FAX: [374](10) 464-742

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Varuzhan NERSESSYAN (since 11 January 2019) | chancery: 2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 319-1976 | FAX: [1] (202) 319-2982 | consulate(s) general: Glendale (CA)

Executive branch

chief of state: President Armen SARKISSIAN (since 9 April 2018) | head of government: Prime Minister Nikol PASHINYAN (since 8 May 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Mher GRIGORYAN and Tigran AVINYAN (since 16 January 2019) | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister | elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by the National Assembly in 3 rounds if needed for a single 7-year term; election last held on 2 March 2018; prime minister elected by majority vote in 2 rounds if needed by the National Assembly; election last held on 14 January 2019 | election results: Armen SARKISSIAN elected president in first round; note - Armen SARKISSIAN ran unopposed and won the Assembly vote 90-10; Nikol PASHINYAN was chosen as prime minister by the parliament automatically after his party won a landslide victory in the December 2018 elections | note: After initially winning election on 8 May 2018, Nikol PASHINYAN resigned his post (but stayed on as acting prime minister) on 16 October 2018 to force a snap election (held on 9 December 2018) in which his bloc won more than 70% of the vote; PASHINYAN was reappointed prime minister on 14 January 2019

Flag description

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange; the color red recalls the blood shed for liberty, blue the Armenian skies as well as hope, and orange the land and the courage of the workers who farm it

Government type

parliamentary democracy; note - constitutional changes adopted in December 2015 transformed the government to a parliamentary system

Independence

21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 321 B.C. (Kingdom of Armenia established under the Orontid Dynasty), A.D. 884 (Armenian Kingdom reestablished under the Bagratid Dynasty); 1198 (Cilician Kingdom established); 28 May 1918 (Democratic Republic of Armenia declared)

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation

ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (observer), EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch

highest courts: Court of Cassation (consists of the Criminal Chamber with a chairman and 5 judges and the Civil and Administrative Chamber with a chairman and 10 judges – with both civil and administrative specializations); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Court of Cassation judges nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council, a 10-member body of selected judges and legal scholars; judges appointed by the president; judges can serve until age 65; Constitutional Court judges - 4 appointed by the president, and 5 elected by the National Assembly; judges can serve until age 70 | subordinate courts: criminal and civil appellate courts; administrative appellate court; first instance courts; specialized administrative and bankruptcy courts

Legal system

civil law system

Legislative branch

description: unicameral National Assembly (Parliament) or Azgayin Zhoghov (minimum 101 seats, currently 132; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) | elections: last held on 9 December 2018 (next elections to be held December 2023) | election results: percent of vote by party - My Step Alliance 70.4%, BHK 8.3%, Bright Armenia 6.4%, RPA 4.7%, ARF 3.9%, other 6.3%; seats by party - My Step Alliance 88, BHK 26, Bright Armenia 18; composition - men 112, women 20, percent of women 15.2%

National anthem

name: "Mer Hayrenik" (Our Fatherland) | lyrics/music: Mikael NALBANDIAN/Barsegh KANACHYAN | note: adopted 1991; based on the anthem of the Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1922) but with different lyrics

National holiday

Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

National symbol(s)

Mount Ararat, eagle, lion; national colors: red, blue, orange

Political parties and leaders

Armenian National Congress or ANC (bloc of independent and opposition parties) [Levon TER-PETROSSIAN] Armenian Revolutionary Federation or ARF ("Dashnak" Party) [Hakob TER-KHACHATURYAN] Bright Armenia [Edmon MARUKYAN] Citizen's Decision [Suren SAHAKYAN] Civil Contract [Nikol PASHINYAN] Free Democrats [Khachatur KOKOBELYAN] Heritage Party [Raffi HOVANNISIAN] Prosperous Armenia or BHK [Gagik TSARUKYAN] Republic [Aram SARGSYAN] Republican Party of Armenia or RPA [Serzh SARGSIAN] Rule of Law Party (Orinats Yerkir) or OEK [Artur BAGHDASARIAN] Sasna Tser [Varuzhan AVETISYAN]

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Background

Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, the Ottoman Empire instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenia remains involved in the protracted Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh was a primarily ethnic Armenian region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous oblast within Soviet Azerbaijan. In the late Soviet period, a separatist movement developed which sought to end Azerbaijani control over the region. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 and escalated after Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the time a ceasefire took effect in May 1994, separatists, with Armenian support, controlled Nagorno‑Karabakh and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories. The 1994 ceasefire continues to hold, although violence continues along the line of contact separating the opposing forces, as well as the Armenia-Azerbaijan international border. The final status of Nagorno-Karabakh remains the subject of international mediation by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, which works to help the sides settle the conflict peacefully. The OSCE Minsk Group is co‑chaired by the US, France, and Russia. Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, Armenia and Turkey signed Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries, but neither country ratified the Protocols, and Armenia officially withdrew from the Protocols in March 2018. In 2015, Armenia joined the Eurasian Economic Union alongside Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. In November 2017, Armenia signed a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the EU. In spring 2018, Serzh SARGSIAN of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) stepped down and Civil Contract party leader Nikol PASHINYAN became prime minister.

Military and security forces

Armenian Armed Forces: Ground Forces (Armenian Army), Air Force, Air Defense; "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic": Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army (2019)

Military and security service personnel strengths

the Armenian Armed Forces have approximately 45,000 active troops (42,000 Army; 3,000 Air Force/Air Defense) (2019 est.)

Military deployments

120 Afghanistan (NATO); contributes one motorized rifle regiment (approximately 2,000 personnel) to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2020)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the inventory of the Armenian Armed Forces (as well as the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army) includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, almost all of Armenia's imported weapons have come from Russia (2019 )

Military expenditures

4.9% of GDP (2019) | 4.9% of GDP (2018) | 3.8% of GDP (2017) | 4.1% of GDP (2016) | 4.2% of GDP (2015)

Military service age and obligation

18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation, which can be served as an officer upon deferment for university studies if enrolled in officer-producing program; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2019)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.64% (male 297,320/female 265,969) | 15-24 years: 11.63% (male 184,258/female 167,197) | 25-54 years: 43.04% (male 639,101/female 661,421) | 55-64 years: 14.08% (male 195,754/female 229,580) | 65 years and over: 12.6% (male 154,117/female 226,607) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Middle East :: Armenia Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Armenia. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

Birth rate

11.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

2.6% (2016)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

57.1% (2015/16)

Current Health Expenditure

10.4% (2017)

Death rate

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 48.4 | youth dependency ratio: 30.9 | elderly dependency ratio: 17.5 | potential support ratio: 5.7 (2020 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population | rural: 100% of population | total: 100% of population | unimproved: urban: 0% of population | rural: 0% of population | total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Education expenditures

2.7% of GDP (2017)

Ethnic groups

Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.2%, other 0.7% (2011 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2019 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

<100 (2019 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

3,500 (2019 est.)

Hospital bed density

4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.5 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 12.9 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)

Languages

Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1% (2011 est.) | note: Russian is widely spoken

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.6 years | male: 72.3 years | female: 79.2 years (2020 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.7% | male: 99.8% | female: 99.7% (2017)

Major urban areas - population

1.086 million YEREVAN (capital) (2020)

Maternal mortality rate

26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Median age

total: 36.6 years | male: 35.1 years | female: 38.3 years (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

24.8 years (2017 est.)

Nationality

noun: Armenian(s) | adjective: Armenian

Net migration rate

-5.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

20.2% (2016)

Physicians density

4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Population

3,021,324 (July 2020 est.)

Population distribution

most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than five times as many people as Gyumri, the second largest city in the country

Population growth rate

-0.3% (2020 est.)

Religions

Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (2011 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population | rural: 84.5% of population | total: 93.6% of population | unimproved: urban: 0% of population | rural: 15.5% of population | total: 6.4% of population (2017 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 13 years | male: 13 years | female: 14 years (2019)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female | 0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female | 15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female | 25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female | 55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female | 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female | total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.65 children born/woman (2020 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 36.3% | male: 29.5% | female: 45.7% (2016 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 63.3% of total population (2020) | rate of urbanization: 0.22% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) | total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030: PDF

Disputes - international

the dispute over the break-away Nagorno-Karabakh region and the Armenian military occupation of surrounding lands in Azerbaijan remains the primary focus of regional instability; residents have evacuated the former Soviet-era small ethnic enclaves in Armenia and Azerbaijan; Turkish authorities have complained that blasting from quarries in Armenia might be damaging the medieval ruins of Ani, on the other side of the Arpacay valley; in 2009, Swiss mediators facilitated an accord reestablishing diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey, but neither side has ratified the agreement and the rapprochement effort has faltered; local border forces struggle to control the illegal transit of goods and people across the porous, undemarcated Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian borders; ethnic Armenian groups in the Javakheti region of Georgia seek greater autonomy from the Georgian Government

Illicit drugs

illicit cultivation of small amount of cannabis for domestic consumption; minor transit point for illicit drugs - mostly opium and hashish - moving from Southwest Asia to Russia and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees (country of origin): 14,730 (Syria - ethnic Armenians) (2019) | stateless persons: 961 (2019)

Airports

7 (2020)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 10 (2017) | over 3,047 m: 2 (2017) | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2017) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017) | 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2017)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 1 (2013) | 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

EK (2016)

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020) | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5

Pipelines

3838 km gas (high and medium pressure) (2017)

Railways

total: 780 km (2014) | broad gauge: 780 km 1.520-m gauge (780 km electrified) (2014) | note: 726 km operational

Roadways

total: 7,700 km (2019) | urban: 3,780 km | non-urban: 3,920 km