Life expectancy at birth, total in Armenia
Armenia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 78.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Armenia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 78.32 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Armenia peaked at 78.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.6 years, in 1988.
That places Armenia 63rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.83 years | 59.06 years | 62.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.69 years | 62.64 years | 64.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.09 years | 52.6 years | 67.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.62 years | 67.55 years | 70.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.95 years | 72.82 years | 73.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.74 years | 73.17 years | 76.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.24 years | 72.28 years | 78.32 years | 5 |
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More health data for Armenia
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 19,040 (2025)
- Population, female 53.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 17,615 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 17,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 17,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 19,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 17,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 18,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 20,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 20,652 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Armenia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Armenia was 78.32 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6 years in 1988.
- How does Armenia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Armenia ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.