AGUACYCLE
Europe & Central Asia

Armenia

Capital: Yerevan · Upper middle income · Pop. 3.0 million

82.07%
Safely managed drinking water
10.74%
Safely managed sanitation
2,310
m³ freshwater / person / yr
45%
Water stress · Medium

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024

In Armenia, 82.07% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 543,907 people without safely managed drinking water at home.

Sanitation tracks closely: 10.74% use safely managed sanitation services and 93.66% have at least a basic service (2024).

Armenia has about 2,310 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 45% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 77% of Armenia's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in Armenia have safe drinking water?

82.07% of Armenia's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 543,907 people do not.

Does Armenia have enough freshwater?

Armenia has roughly 2,310 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 45% of it annually (medium stress).

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