Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Armenia
Armenia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.72 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.72 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
137th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.92 live births per woman
in 1957
All-time low
1.4 live births per woman
in 2001
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Armenia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 1.72 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Armenia peaked at 4.92 live births per woman in 1957 and was at its lowest, 1.4 live births per woman, in 2001.
That places Armenia 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Armenia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.9 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 4.85 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 4.81 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 4.79 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 4.8 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 4.8 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 4.89 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 4.92 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.91 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 4.87 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 4.79 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 4.67 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 4.52 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 4.34 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 4.15 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 3.99 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 3.83 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 3.73 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.62 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 3.49 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 3.33 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 3.29 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.2 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 3.08 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 2.98 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.92 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 2.84 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.74 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 2.62 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 2.53 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.48 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.48 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.56 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.6 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.64 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.66 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.66 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.67 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.71 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 2.71 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.64 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.5 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 2.29 live births per woman | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 2.08 live births per woman | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 2.07 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.06 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9 live births per woman | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.81 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.53 live births per woman | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 1.47 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.41 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.47 live births per woman | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.49 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.49 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.49 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.52 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.54 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.57 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.59 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.61 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.65 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.67 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.66 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.62 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.62 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.56 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.57 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.6 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.62 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.71 live births per woman | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.72 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.72 live births per woman | +0.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1.72 live births per woman is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1.72 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.85 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 4.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.11 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.95 live births per woman | 2.53 live births per woman | 3.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More education data for Armenia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 290,201 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,885 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Armenia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Armenia was 1.72 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.92 live births per woman in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 live births per woman in 2001.
- How does Armenia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Armenia ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.