Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Armenia
Armenia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 32.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
32.2%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.8%
in 1988
All-time low
27.2%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Armenia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Armenia is 32.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Armenia peaked at 46.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.8% | — |
| 1951 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 42.2% | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 39.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 39.5% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 38.9% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 38.8% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 38.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 37.6% | -19.6% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 36.4% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 35.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 32.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 32.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.5% | 42.1% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.3% | 40.6% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.7% | 38.9% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 37.6% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 35.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 33.9% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 27.2% | 33.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More gender data for Armenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 493.98 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,357 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,357 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2665 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,646 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 17,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 18,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Armenia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Armenia was 32.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Armenia ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.