Armenia's employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 59.88% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.5 percentage points from 52.38% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 59.88% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 60.06% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 52.38% | 2013 |
| Highest | 61.79% | 2021 |
| Lowest | 33.6% | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 56.18% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 33.6% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Armenia's employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) rose 1.81 percentage points on 2022 (from 58.07% to 59.88%).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +1.17 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.83 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.01 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.16 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.28 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 59.88% | 2023 |
| World | 57.81% | 2019 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 56.16% | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 62.82% | 2019 |
Closest to Armenia in the 2023 ranking
- Indonesia — 1st of 8: 65.04%
- Jamaica — 2nd of 8: 64.37%
- Grenada — 4th of 8: 58.42%
- Kyrgyz Republic — 5th of 8: 54.93%
- New Caledonia — 6th of 8: 53.27%
What this measures
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Limitations: Comparability of employment-to-population ratios across countries is affected most significantly by variations in the definitions used for the employment and population figures. Differences result from age coverage, such as the lower and upper bounds for labor force activity. Estimates of both employment and population are also likely to vary according to whether members of the armed forces are included. Another area with scope for measurement differences has to do with the national treatment of particular groups of workers. The international definition of employment calls for inclusion of all persons who worked for at least one hour during the reference period.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 59.88 |
| 2022 | 58.07 |
| 2021 | 61.79 |
| 2020 | 61.56 |
| 2019 | 57.47 |
| 2018 | 60.06 |
| 2017 | 50.05 |
| 2016 | 50.02 |
| 2015 | 50.92 |
| 2014 | 51.99 |
| 2013 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Albania — 58.14% (2024)
- Austria — 58.13% (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 62% (2022)
- Belarus — 68.5% (2025)
- Belgium — 52.49% (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 46.33% (2025)
- Bulgaria — 53.19% (2025)
- Croatia — 51.44% (2025)
- Cyprus
More social protection & labor data for Armenia
- Net migration — -29,013 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 15,578 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 30.56% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 45.94% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 38.35% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 62.95% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 79.7% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Armenia's employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)?
- 59.88% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 26.28 percentage points from 33.6% in 2000. The highest value was 61.79% in 2021 and the lowest 33.6% in 2000.
- Is the latest change in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) unusual for Armenia?
- In 2023, Armenia's employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) rose 1.81 percentage points on 2022 (from 58.07% to 59.88%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +1.17 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.83 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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