Polity · 1990 CE – present
Republic of Armenia
Հայաստան · Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun · Hayastan
- Peak recorded area
- 41,430 km²
- 1996 CE
- Rulers on record
- 24
- from 1990 CE
- Data series
- 369
- 1990 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center.
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Territory
3 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 1 further extent, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 57 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population174 obs · 1956 CE–2025 CE | 3Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration135 obs · 1956 CE–2025 CE | -29Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female134 obs · 1956 CE–2025 CE | 79.73years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male134 obs · 1956 CE–2025 CE | 71.76years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy129 obs · 1956 CE–2025 CE | 76.01years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Infant Mortality Rate70 obs · 1956 CE–2025 CE | 8.8per 1000 live births2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 131 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP64 obs · 1956 CE–2019 CE | 9,787int'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP per capita44 obs · 1973 CE–2022 CE | 13.8K2011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Female Labor Force Participation35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 51.59%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Gross Capital Formation % GDP35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 23.83%_gdp2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Labor Force Participation Rate35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 59.92%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| PPP Conversion Factor35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.3749ratio2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Military
6 of 40 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Expenditure Constant Usd32 obs · 1992 CE–2024 CE | 1,416.45millions_usd_20232024 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
| Military Expenditure % GDP32 obs · 1992 CE–2024 CE | 5.48% of GDP2024 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
| Military Expenditure per capita31 obs · 1993 CE–2024 CE | 475.21usd_current2024 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
| CINC Score26 obs · 1991 CE–2016 CE | 0.0006CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production26 obs · 1991 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption25 obs · 1992 CE–2016 CE | 4Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 62 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Co2 Emissions Mt Co2e55 obs · 1970 CE–2024 CE | 7.49mt_co2_equivalent2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Co2 Emissions per capita55 obs · 1970 CE–2024 CE | 2.47t_co2e_per_capita2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Methane Emissions Mt Co2e55 obs · 1970 CE–2024 CE | 2.46mt_co2_equivalent2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Nitrous Oxide Emissions Mt Co2e55 obs · 1970 CE–2024 CE | 0.4486mt_co2_equivalent2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Co2 Emissions Mt54 obs · 1970 CE–2023 CE | 7.5Mt CO2e2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Co2 Emissions per capita T54 obs · 1970 CE–2023 CE | 2.53t CO2e/capita2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Governance
6 of 29 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Legislature Total Seats49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 107seats2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Num Government Parties49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 71count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Num Opposition Parties49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 36count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Largest Govt Party Vote Share39 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 54percent2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Largest Opposition Vote Share38 obs · 1975 CE–2021 CE | 8.27percent2021 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Electoral Democracy Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.623index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 50 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10052 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 134.52per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Hospital Beds Per 100044 obs · 1980 CE–2023 CE | 4.24per_10002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Who Skilled Birth Attendance39 obs · 1985 CE–2023 CE | 19.49%2023 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| Tertiary Enrollment Gross %38 obs · 1986 CE–2024 CE | 52.77%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Freedom Of Expression Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.731index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Primary Enrollment Gross %34 obs · 1991 CE–2024 CE | 101.99%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
24 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Vazgen ManukyanPrime Minister of Armenia1990 CE – 1991 CE
- Levon Ter-PetrosyanPresident of Armenia1991 CE – 1998 CE
- Khosrov HarutyunyanPrime Minister of Armenia1992 CE – 1993 CE
- Hrant BagratyanPrime Minister of Armenia1993 CE – 1996 CE
- Armen SarkissianPrime Minister of Armenia1996 CE – 1997 CE
- Armen DarbinyanPrime Minister of Armenia1998 CE – 1999 CE
- Robert KocharyanPresident of Armenia1998 CE – 2008 CE
- Aram SargsyanPrime Minister of Armenia1999 CE – 2000 CE
- Serzh SargsyanPrime Minister of Armenia2007 CE – 2008 CE
- Serzh SargsyanPresident of Armenia2008 CE – 2018 CE
- Tigran SargsyanPrime Minister of Armenia2008 CE – 2014 CE
- Hovik AbrahamyanPrime Minister of Armenia2014 CE – 2016 CE
- Vache GabrielyanDeputy Prime Minister of Armenia2014 CE – 2018 CE
- Karen KarapetyanPrime Minister of Armenia2016 CE – 2018 CE
- Ararat MirzoyanDeputy Prime Minister of Armenia2018 CE – 2019 CE
- Armen GevorgyanDeputy Prime Minister of Armenia2018 CE
- Armen SarkissianHead of State2018 CE – 2022 CE
- Karen KarapetyanDeputy Prime Minister of Armenia2018 CE
- Mher GrigoryanDeputy Prime Minister of Armenia2018 CE –
- Nikol PashinyanHead of Government2018 CE –
- Hambardzum MatevosyanDeputy Prime Minister of Armenia2021 CE – 2022 CE
- Alen SimonyanPresident of Armenia2022 CE
- Tigran KhachatryanDeputy Prime Minister of Armenia2022 CE –
- Vahagn KhachatryanHead of State2022 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- 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
- Government type
- parliamentary democracy; note - constitutional changes adopted in December 2015 transformed the government to a parliamentary system
- Executive branch
- chief of state: President Vahagn KHACHATURYAN (since 13 March 2022); head of government: Prime Minister Nikol PASHINYAN (since 10 September 2021); cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister;
- Ethnic groups
- Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi 1.1%; less than 1%: Russian, other, Assyrian, Kurd, Ukrainian, Greek (2022 est.)
- Natural resources
- small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite
- Economy
- upper-middle income, fast-growing Caucasus economy; stable fiscal and monetary regime but vulnerable to geopolitical shocks; economic and energy ties to Russia but seeking more EU and US trade; key copper and gold exporter; business-friendly and anti-corruption reforms; persistent unemployment; influx of migrants from Ukraine war easing
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Armenian
- Currency
- drams (AMD)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1992 CE –
- 9-member Defense Pact (1992)Military alliance · member1992 CE –
- 12-member Defense Pact (1992)Military alliance · member1995 CE –
- Ukraine–Armenia Non-Aggression Pact (1996)Historical alliance · member1996 CE –
- CSTOCSTOMilitary alliance · founding member2002 CE –
- Russia–Armenia Defense Pact (2010)Military alliance · member2010 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CIA World Factbook 2024
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database2024
SIPRI (2024). Military Expenditure Database.
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
WHO Global Health Observatory2024
World Health Organization (2024). Global Health Observatory data repository.
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Republic of Armenia is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.