Life expectancy in Armenia
Armenia: Life expectancy was 75.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Armenia, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 75.68 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Armenia peaked at 75.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.71 years, in 1988.
Armenia ranks 114th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Armenia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 54.55 years | — |
| 1951 | 55.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 55.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 55.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 56.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 56.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 57.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 57.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 58.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 58.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 59.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 59.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 60 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 60.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 60.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 61.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 61.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 61.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 62.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 62.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 62.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 63.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 63.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 63.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 63.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 63.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 64.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 64.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 64.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 65.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 65.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 65.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 66.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 66.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 66.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 67.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 67.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 52.71 years | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 67.72 years | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 67.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 67.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 67.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 68.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 68.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 68.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 70.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 70.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 71.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 74.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.89 years | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 72.55 years | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 74.63 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 75.68 years | +1.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 75.68 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 75.68 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +28.5% | 52.71 years | 67.72 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.65 years | 54.55 years | 58.69 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.92 years | 59.13 years | 62.49 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.84 years | 62.76 years | 65.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.29 years | 52.71 years | 67.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.8 years | 67.73 years | 70.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9 years | 70.81 years | 72.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.09 years | 72.94 years | 75.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.94 years | 68.89 years | 75.68 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Armenia?
- Life expectancy in Armenia was 75.68 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.68 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.71 years in 1988.
- How does Armenia rank for life expectancy?
- Armenia ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.