Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Armenia
Armenia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 89.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Armenia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Armenia stood at 89.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Armenia peaked at 89.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1988.
That places Armenia 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.1% | — |
| 1961 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | -39.4% |
| 1989 | 78.5% | +66.1% |
| 1990 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 89.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 89.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 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 | +66.1% | 47.3% | 78.5% |
| 1988 | -39.4% | 77.9% | 47.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.9% | 66.1% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.3% | 71.8% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.9% | 47.3% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 78.7% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 81.4% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 85.7% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 86.1% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 68 Panama 89.9% compare
- 69 Cape Verde 89.9% compare
- 70 North Macedonia 89.8% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 89.6% compare
- 73 Lebanon 89.6% compare
- 74 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 89.4% compare
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Armenia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Armenia was 89.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1988.
- How does Armenia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Armenia ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.