Armenia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Armenia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Armenia was 1.9 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1994. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.29 — a -16.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Armenia	World
1960	4.79	4.69
1961	4.67	4.56
1962	4.52	5.02
1963	4.35	5.31
1964	4.15	5.13
1965	3.99	5.08
1966	3.83	4.97
1967	3.73	4.87
1968	3.62	4.98
1969	3.49	4.88
1970	3.33	4.84
1971	3.29	4.69
1972	3.2	4.55
1973	3.08	4.42
1974	2.98	4.26
1975	2.92	4.07
1976	2.84	3.97
1977	2.74	3.84
1978	2.62	3.77
1979	2.53	3.76
1980	2.48	3.73
1981	2.48	3.71
1982	2.5	3.72
1983	2.56	3.59
1984	2.6	3.57
1985	2.64	3.53
1986	2.66	3.51
1987	2.66	3.48
1988	2.68	3.39
1989	2.71	3.35
1990	2.71	3.31
1991	2.64	3.13
1992	2.5	3.04
1993	2.29	2.97
1994	2.08	2.92
1995	2.07	2.87
1996	2.06	2.82
1997	1.9	2.78
1998	1.81	2.75
1999	1.53	2.72
2000	1.3	2.73
2001	1.2	2.69
2002	1.2	2.66
2003	1.3	2.64
2004	1.4	2.63
2005	1.3	2.61
2006	1.3	2.61
2007	1.4	2.6
2008	1.4	2.6
2009	1.5	2.59
2010	1.5	2.57
2011	1.5	2.55
2012	1.6	2.56
2013	1.6	2.53
2014	1.7	2.52
2015	1.6	2.49
2016	1.6	2.49
2017	1.6	2.46
2018	1.6	2.39
2019	1.6	2.35
2020	1.7	2.28
2021	1.7	2.25
2022	1.7	2.22
2023	1.9	2.2
2024	1.9	2.19
2025	1.9	2.18
2026	1.9	2.18
2027	1.9	2.17
2028	1.89	2.16
2029	1.89	2.15
2030	1.89	2.14
2031	1.89	2.13
2032	1.89	2.12
2033	1.89	2.12
2034	1.89	2.11
2035	1.89	2.1
2036	1.89	2.09
2037	1.88	2.09
2038	1.88	2.08
2039	1.88	2.08
2040	1.88	2.08
2041	1.88	2.07
2042	1.88	2.07
2043	1.88	2.07
2044	1.88	2.07
2045	1.88	2.06
2046	1.87	2.06
2047	1.87	2.06
2048	1.87	2.05
2049	1.87	2.05
2050	1.87	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 3.21% were to women under 20 years old, 56.5% to women ages 20-29, and 40.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 12.5%, 68.9%, and 18.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Armenia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Armenia	World
1960	37.5%	37.4%
1961	38.7%	37.5%
1962	39.6%	37.6%
1963	40%	37.8%
1964	40.2%	38%
1965	40.3%	38%
1966	40.2%	38%
1967	39.9%	38%
1968	39.6%	37.9%
1969	39.1%	37.8%
1970	38.5%	37.7%
1971	37.7%	37.6%
1972	36.8%	37.5%
1973	35.9%	37.3%
1974	34.9%	37.2%
1975	33.8%	37.1%
1976	32.8%	36.9%
1977	32.1%	36.7%
1978	31.5%	36.3%
1979	31%	35.9%
1980	30.5%	35.5%
1981	30.2%	35.2%
1982	30.1%	34.9%
1983	30.1%	34.6%
1984	30.2%	34.3%
1985	30.3%	34%
1986	30.4%	33.8%
1987	30.5%	33.6%
1988	30.6%	33.4%
1989	30.4%	33.2%
1990	30.3%	33%
1991	30.4%	32.9%
1992	31%	32.7%
1993	31.7%	32.5%
1994	32%	32.3%
1995	31.8%	32.1%
1996	31.3%	31.8%
1997	30.8%	31.5%
1998	29.6%	31.1%
1999	27.9%	30.8%
2000	26.3%	30.4%
2001	24.9%	30%
2002	23.8%	29.6%
2003	22.9%	29.2%
2004	22.1%	28.8%
2005	21.2%	28.5%
2006	20.4%	28.1%
2007	19.8%	27.9%
2008	19.4%	27.6%
2009	19.3%	27.5%
2010	19.3%	27.3%
2011	19.4%	27.1%
2012	19.5%	27%
2013	19.7%	26.9%
2014	19.9%	26.8%
2015	20.1%	26.6%
2016	20.3%	26.5%
2017	20.5%	26.4%
2018	20.5%	26.2%
2019	20.3%	26%
2020	20.2%	25.8%
2021	20%	25.6%
2022	19.9%	25.3%
2023	19.5%	25%
2024	19.2%	24.7%
2025	19%	24.4%
2026	18.7%	24.1%
2027	18.4%	23.8%
2028	18%	23.4%
2029	17.7%	23.1%
2030	17.3%	22.8%
2031	17%	22.6%
2032	16.7%	22.3%
2033	16.4%	22.1%
2034	16.1%	21.9%
2035	15.9%	21.7%
2036	15.7%	21.6%
2037	15.5%	21.5%
2038	15.3%	21.4%
2039	15.1%	21.3%
2040	15%	21.2%
2041	14.8%	21.1%
2042	14.7%	21%
2043	14.7%	21%
2044	14.6%	20.9%
2045	14.6%	20.8%
2046	14.6%	20.7%
2047	14.6%	20.7%
2048	14.6%	20.6%
2049	14.6%	20.5%
2050	14.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Armenia was 37.5% in 1960, 31.7% in 1993, and 19.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Armenia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Armenia, excluding migration, has been +0.33% annually. On average, 9,726 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Armenia
1960	51,675
1961	51,957
1962	50,461
1963	48,058
1964	44,886
1965	42,271
1966	39,842
1967	38,674
1968	38,118
1969	37,333
1970	36,045
1971	36,590
1972	36,943
1973	37,355
1974	38,392
1975	40,217
1976	41,948
1977	45,320
1978	48,326
1979	52,452
1980	54,128
1981	56,323
1982	58,617
1983	61,028
1984	62,124
1985	62,499
1986	61,771
1987	60,176
1988	33,232
1989	57,520
1990	59,893
1991	56,269
1992	50,346
1993	35,818
1994	26,271
1995	22,452
1996	21,092
1997	16,685
1998	14,357
1999	10,452
2000	9,985
2001	8,030
2002	6,719
2003	9,866
2004	11,710
2005	11,013
2006	10,320
2007	13,362
2008	13,583
2009	16,863
2010	16,746
2011	15,442
2012	14,818
2013	14,505
2014	15,371
2015	13,821
2016	12,269
2017	10,428
2018	10,688
2019	10,072
2020	296
2021	2,370
2022	9,799
2023	12,153

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Armenia was 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -52.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Armenia	World
1985	55	460
1986	54	438
1987	52	429
1988	55	414
1989	46	401
1990	47	391
1991	47	395
1992	50	395
1993	50	389
1994	51	382
1995	50	371
1996	49	366
1997	48	358
1998	45	360
1999	42	340
2000	40	328
2001	38	321
2002	36	311
2003	35	301
2004	34	291
2005	32	283
2006	31	276
2007	30	269
2008	29	264
2009	29	258
2010	28	253
2011	27	247
2012	27	239
2013	26	235
2014	26	231
2015	25	228
2016	25	220
2017	24	215
2018	24	211
2019	23	207
2020	43	211
2021	57	242
2022	27	203
2023	19	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Armenia was 10 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 30.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Armenia	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	-	13.4%
1976	8.67%	13%
1977	8.32%	12.5%
1978	7.98%	12.1%
1979	7.67%	11.7%
1980	7.36%	11.4%
1981	7.06%	11%
1982	6.78%	10.8%
1983	6.52%	10.6%
1984	6.26%	10.4%
1985	6.01%	10.1%
1986	5.78%	9.81%
1987	5.55%	9.47%
1988	9.93%	9.31%
1989	5.11%	9.02%
1990	4.9%	8.81%
1991	4.69%	8.66%
1992	4.49%	8.46%
1993	4.29%	8.19%
1994	4.09%	7.98%
1995	3.9%	7.76%
1996	3.72%	7.52%
1997	3.55%	7.28%
1998	3.39%	7.05%
1999	3.23%	6.76%
2000	3.08%	6.48%
2001	2.93%	6.21%
2002	2.79%	5.94%
2003	2.65%	5.65%
2004	2.52%	5.43%
2005	2.4%	5.16%
2006	2.28%	4.92%
2007	2.17%	4.7%
2008	2.06%	4.5%
2009	1.97%	4.31%
2010	1.87%	4.11%
2011	1.78%	3.97%
2012	1.7%	3.77%
2013	1.62%	3.61%
2014	1.54%	3.48%
2015	1.46%	3.35%
2016	1.4%	3.23%
2017	1.33%	3.11%
2018	1.27%	2.97%
2019	1.21%	2.86%
2020	1.16%	2.75%
2021	1.1%	2.66%
2022	1.05%	2.59%
2023	1%	2.49%