Labor force, female in Armenia
Armenia: Labor force, female was 47.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Armenia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Armenia is 47.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Armenia peaked at 49.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1990.
That places Armenia 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.4% | — |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 46.4% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 47.8% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 47.9% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 49.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Armenia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,750 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 55,977 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40,588 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Armenia?
- Labor force, female in Armenia was 47.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1990.
- How does Armenia rank for labor force, female?
- Armenia ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.