Share of the population that is female in Armenia

Armenia: Share of the population that is female was 53.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
53.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 215 countries
All-time high
54.1%
in 2011
All-time low
51.1%
in 1970
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Share of the population that is female in Armenia, 1960–2025

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Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 53.6% for share of the population that is female in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Armenia peaked at 54.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1970.

Armenia ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.3% 51.1% 51.4% 10
1970s 51.5% 51.1% 52.3% 10
1980s 52.3% 52.2% 52.3% 10
1990s 52.3% 52.1% 52.9% 10
2000s 53.6% 53.3% 53.9% 10
2010s 54.0% 53.8% 54.1% 10
2020s 53.7% 53.6% 53.8% 6

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 4 Saint Martin (French part) 53.7% compare
  2. 5 Russia 53.6% compare
  3. 6 Latvia 53.6% compare
  4. 8 Ukraine 53.5% compare
  5. 9 Belarus 53.4% compare
  6. 10 Georgia 53.4% compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population that is female in Armenia?
Share of the population that is female in Armenia was 53.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1970.
How does Armenia rank for share of the population that is female?
Armenia ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
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