Armenia

Official name (in Armenian)

Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն

Official name (in Armenian, Romanized)

Hayastani Hanrapetut’yunn

Name etymology

the etymology of the country's name remains obscure; according to tradition, the local name for the country, Hayastan, comes from Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenians and the great-great-grandson of Noah; the name Armenia was first recorded in a rock inscription from A.D. 521 in modern-day Iran

DesignMeaningHistory

The flag of the Republic of Armenia is tricolour` with equal horizontal stripes of red, blue and orange from top to bottom. [...] The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is` 1:2.

Unofficial translation by Worldometer

EnglishArmenian

Title (in Armenian)

Մեր Հայրենիք

Title (in Armenian, Romanized)

Mer Hayrenik

Title (in English, translated)

Our Fatherland

Lyrics

ArmenianRomanizedEnglish

1

Մեր Հայրենիք, ազատ անկախ, Որ ապրել է դարե դար Իւր որդիքը արդ կանչում է Ազատ, անկախ Հայաստան։ Իւր որդիքը արդ կանչում է Ազատ, անկախ Հայաստան։

2

Ահա եղբայր քեզ մի դրոշ, Զոր իմ ձեռքով գործեցի Գիշերները ես քուն չեղա, Արտասուքով լվացի։ Գիշերները ես քուն չեղա, Արտասուքով լուացի։

3

Նայիր նրան երէք գոյնով, Նուիրական մէկ նշան Թող փողփողի թշնամու դէմ Թող միշտ պանծա Հայաստան։ Թող փողփողի թշնամու դեմ Թող միշտ պանծա Հայաստան։

4

Ամենայն տեղ մահը մի է Մարդ մի անգամ պիտ մեռնի, Բայց երանի՝ որ իւր ազգի Ազատութեան կզոհուի։ Բայց երանի՝ որ իւր ազգի Ազատութեան կզոհուի։

Land area

28,203 km²

Water area

1,540 km²

Azerbaijan

996 km

Turkey (Türkiye)

311 km

Georgia

219 km

Iran

44 km

Avg. temperature

6.6 °C

Avg. daily range

1.9 to 11.5 °C

Annual precipitation

860 mm

Temperature °CMeanDaily range

°C°F

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Precipitation mm

Monthly climate normals

Month	Avg. high, °C	Mean, °C	Avg. low, °C	Precipitation, mm
January	−1.7	−6.1	−10	40
February	−0.2	−4.5	−8.7	48
March	4.7	0.5	−4	84
April	10.4	5.8	1	115
May	15.7	10.8	5.8	130
June	20.5	15.3	10	103
July	23.4	18.2	13.1	76
August	23.9	18.3	13	60
September	20	14.3	9	56
October	14	8.7	3.9	60
November	6.2	1.4	−2.6	48
December	0.5	−4	−7.8	41

Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.

Arable land

441,600 hectares (15.7%)

Permanent crops

61,800 hectares (2.2%)

Permanent meadows & pastures

1,170,500 hectares (41.5%)

Forest

334,068 hectares (11.8%)

Other land

379,649 hectares (13.5%)

Reported categories cover 84.7% of the land area.

Birth rate

11.5 per 1,000 population

Death rate

9.5 per 1,000 population

Net migration rate

−9.2 per 1,000 population

MaleAgeFemale

80+70-7960-6950-5940-4930-3920-2910-190-9

% of total population

Population by age group, % of total population

Age	Male	Female
80+	0.6%	1.6%
70-79	2.5%	4.3%
60-69	5.1%	7.4%
50-59	4.9%	6.2%
40-49	6.7%	7.8%
30-39	7.6%	8.2%
20-29	5.9%	6.0%
10-19	7.0%	6.4%
0-9	6.2%	5.7%

Share aged 65 and over

15.2%

Share aged under 18

22.8%

Total dependency ratio

51

Youth dependency ratio

28

Elderly dependency ratio

23

Sex ratio

0.87 male / female

Russian, other, Assyrian, Kurd, Ukrainian, and Greek each account for less than 1%.

Catholic, no religion, Evangelical, Shar-fadinian, other, Armenian Orthodox, Jehovah's Witness, Pagan, and Molokan each account for less than 1%.

The President of the Republic is head of state, elected by the National Assembly with at least three quarters of the votes of all deputies (Arts. 123, 125).

The National Assembly elects the Prime Minister nominated by the parliamentary majority and can replace him by constructive no confidence; it is dissolved by operation of law only on deadlock over electing a Prime Minister or approving the Government's programme (Arts. 115, 149, 151).

1. ThuJan 1New Year's Day
2. FriJan 2New Year's Day
3. TueJan 6Christmas and Epiphany
4. TueJan 27Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Defenders of the Fatherland
5. WedJan 28Army Day
6. SunMar 8Women's Day
7. FriApr 24Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Armenian Genocide
8. FriMay 1Labor Day
9. SatMay 9Victory and Peace Day
10. ThuMay 28Republic Day
11. SunJul 5Constitution Day
12. MonSep 21Independence Day
13. ThuDec 31New Year's Eve

Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.

World average 42

highly corruptvery clean

Significant improverUp 13 points since 2016, when it scored 33.

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Confidence interval

Corruption index score by year

Year	Score	Lower bound	Upper bound
2012	34	29	38
2013	36	30	42
2014	37	31	43
2015	35	30	40
2016	33	26	40
2017	35	29	41
2018	35	28	42
2019	42	34.9	49.1
2020	49	43.3	54.7
2021	49	42.8	55.2
2022	46	42	50
2023	47	42.8	51.2
2024	47	42.9	51.1
2025	46	42.2	49.8

GDP per capita (nominal)

$10,662 (93rd in the world)

The shape of the economy

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GDP by end use

Households

+71.1%

Government

+10.2%

Investment

+24.2%

Exports

+48.1%

Imports

−53.6%

Current account

8.2% of GDP, $2.7 billion deficit

Projected GDP growth

+3.5% a year over the next 10 years

By specializationBy volume

ProductSpecialization index

1. 1Apricots91.4×
2. 2Grapes11×
3. 3Plums and sloes9.6×
4. 4Peaches and nectarines9.4×
5. 5Watermelons5×
6. 6Eggplants (aubergines)4.8×
7. 7Tomatoes4.2×
8. 8Apples4.2×
9. 9Potatoes3.7×
10. 10Cucumbers and gherkins3.7×

Median

AMD 140,000 per month($357)

Men

AMD 191,768 per month($489)

Women

AMD 121,841 per month($310)

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ArmeniaWorld

Human Development Index by year

Year	Armenia	World
1990	0.663	0.608
1991	0.652	0.611
1992	0.618	0.614
1993	0.621	0.617
1994	0.625	0.620
1995	0.631	0.625
1996	0.635	0.631
1997	0.644	0.636
1998	0.655	0.641
1999	0.661	0.646
2000	0.667	0.651
2001	0.672	0.657
2002	0.682	0.662
2003	0.692	0.669
2004	0.700	0.675
2005	0.711	0.681
2006	0.725	0.688
2007	0.739	0.694
2008	0.743	0.698
2009	0.741	0.701
2010	0.747	0.707
2011	0.752	0.713
2012	0.761	0.717
2013	0.766	0.721
2014	0.772	0.726
2015	0.777	0.731
2016	0.783	0.735
2017	0.785	0.739
2018	0.789	0.741
2019	0.796	0.745
2020	0.761	0.742
2021	0.786	0.742
2022	0.801	0.752
2023	0.811	0.756

Expected for a child today

14.4 years

Share of government spending

9%

Households with Internet access

93.1%

Fixed telephone lines

297,328

Fixed broadband

20.3 subscriptions per 100 people

Counts subscriptions, not people.

Debit-card ownership

44%

Account at a bank or mobile-money provider

71%

Mobile-money account

17%

Made or received a digital payment

61%

Asylum seekers

914

Stateless persons

270

Internally displaced persons

4(2024)All due to disasters

Refugees from Armenia abroad

15,779

Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2024

Per resident

7.4 arrivals per 10 residents

Visitor spending in the country

$2.7 billion

Spending per arrival

$1,234

Domestic trips

2.8 million overnight trips by residents

Residents' trips abroad

1.7 million overnight trips

Residents' spending abroad

$2.4 billion

Hotel beds

38,796(2022)

A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.

Site
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin

A low figure can also mean weak recording.

Persons held

2,469

Men

51.4%

Women

1.8%

CO₂ per capita

2.6 t per person

World Rank111thof 207

Share of global CO₂

0.02%

Methane (CH₄)

2.46 Mt CO₂-eq

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.45 Mt CO₂-eq

Fluorinated gases

0.38 Mt CO₂-eq

All greenhouse gases

10.8 Mt CO₂-eq

WHO guideline

5 µg/m³

Treaty	Standing	Joined
Climate
Paris Agreement	in force	2017
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change	in force	1994
Kyoto Protocol	in force	2005
Ozone layer
Montreal Protocol	in force	2000
Vienna Convention (Ozone Layer)	in force	1999
Biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity	in force	1993
CITES	in force	2009
Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn)	in force	2011
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	in force	2004
Nagoya Protocol	not a party
Land and heritage
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands	in force	1993
World Heritage Convention	in force	1993
UN Convention to Combat Desertification	in force	1997
Chemicals and waste
Basel Convention	in force	1999
Rotterdam Convention (PIC)	in force	2004
Stockholm Convention (POPs)	in force	2004
Minamata Convention on Mercury	in force	2018
Oceans
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea	in force	2003
High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)	signed 2025, not ratified
MARPOL 73/78	not a party

Per person

2,697 m³ per year

Dependency ratio

12% originates outside the country

Annual water withdrawal

3.1 billion m³ per year

Withdrawn for agriculture

77%

Water stress

62% of available freshwater withdrawn

Men

19.9%

Women

28.5%

Per capita

60.3 GJ per person

Share of world total

0.03%

Supply

Deficitproduces 24% of what it consumes, 2024

OverviewBy source

Generation

9 TWh per year

Consumption

7 TWh per year

Imports

0.1 TWh per year

Exports

1.5 TWh per year

Net

+1.4 TWh per year

In 2023, Armenia approved six-month voluntary service for women, after which they have the option to switch to a five-year contract; previously, women served on a contract basis; as of 2021, women made up about 10% of the active-duty military.