Armenia - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Armenia. Landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range. Mother's mean age at first birth is 25.2 years (2019 est.) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 27 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Armenia
| 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 |
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| Geographic coordinates | 40 00 N, 45 00 E |
| Map references | Asia |
| Tarrain | Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley |
| Natural Resources | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite |
| Natural Hazards | occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
| Irrigated Land | 1,559 sq km (2022) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 1,570 km |
| Border Countries | Azerbaijan 996 km; Georgia 219 km; Iran 44 km; Turkey 311 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate | highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 28,203 sq km |
| Water Area | 1,540 sq km |
| comparative Area | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m |
| Lowest point | Debed River 400 m |
| Mean elevation | 1,792 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 58.8% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 15.6% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 41.1% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 11.5% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 29.6% (2022 est.) |
Population Distribution
Most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than five times as many people as Gyumri, the second largest city in the country
People and Society
In Armenia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi 1.1%, other 0.8% (2022 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -0.42% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | 12.3% of GDP (2021) |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.65 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.8 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 57.1% (2015/16) |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 64.8% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
| Education expenditures | 2.8% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | -5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Armenian | Armenian(s) |
| Languages | |
| Religions | Armenian Apostolic Christian 95.2%, other Christian 1.6%, other 0.9%, none 0.6%, unspecified 1.7% (2022 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 17.7% (male 275,589/female 250,630) |
| 15-64 years | 67% (male 991,490/female 1,004,101) |
| 65 years and over | 15.3% (2024 est.) (male 189,336/female 265,619) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 49.6 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 30.6 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 19.1 |
| Potential support ratio | 5.2 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 38.9 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 37.6 years |
| Female | 40.3 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 63.7% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.095 million YEREVAN (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.1 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.99 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.71 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 13.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 10 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 76.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 73.4 years |
| Female | 80.1 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 84.6% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 94.4% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 15.4% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 5.6% of population (2020 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 3.77 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.52 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.46 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 2.78 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 25.5% (2020 est.) |
| Male | 49.4% (2020 est.) |
| Female | 1.5% (2020 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 0% |
| Women married by age 18 | 5.3% |
| Men married by age 18 | 0.4% (2016 est.) |
Demographic profile
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