Employment by status in Armenia
Armenia: Employment by status was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Armenia, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 65.7% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Armenia peaked at 65.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1995.
Armenia ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 46.9% | 49.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 48.2% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 51.9% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 60.3% | 65.7% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Armenia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Armenia?
- Employment by status in Armenia was 65.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1995.
- How does Armenia rank for employment by status?
- Armenia ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.