TOTAL POPULATION 3,206,000
CHILD POPULATION 737,380 |
Population Reference Bureau -2004 |
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TOTAL CHILD LABOUR
No confirmed data |
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ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION
For the year 2010, the total economically active population is estimated to be 2,223,000 with no child in the age group of 10-14 years being economically active. |
ILO, Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population |
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GENDER RATIO
1111 females for 1000 males |
CIA, factbook-2005 (Fig is an estimate for 2005) |
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CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL
In 2001, 23,100 primary school going age children of 7-9 years were out of school |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
| Primary and basic education is free for all children for 8 years and compulsory through age 14. In 2000, the gross primary enrollment rate was 103.3 percent and the net primary enrollment rate was 69.3 percent. The gross primary school attendance rate was 127.3 while the net primary attendance ratio was 97.20. Dropout, retention, and absenteeism rates remain high in Armenia; possibly as a result of Armenia’s serious economic downturn, the high number of non-native Armenian-speaking students and the requirement that all classes must be taught in the Armenian language. Access to education in rural areas remains poor. |
The US Dept. of Labor's 2003 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. |
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PROGRESS ON PRIMARY EDUCATION MDG
With an EDI of 0.942, the country's progress towards ensuring education for all by 2015 is medium |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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CHILD SLAVERY
The law prohibits forced and compulsory labor, including by children; however, there were reports that such practices occurred. |
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2004 |
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CHILD TRAFFICKING
Armenia is a source and, to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation largely to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Turkey. According to UN estimates, up to 1,000 Armenian women work as prostitutes in the U.A.E. and Turkey, most of whom are victims of trafficking. |
TIP Report 2005 US Department of States |
| The law prohibits trafficking in persons, and offenses committed for "mercenary purposes" are crimes according to a law that took effect in August 2003; however, trafficking in persons from, through, and to the country remained a problem. There were reports that border guards and some prosecutors were complicit in trafficking. |
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2004. |
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CHILD PROSTITUTION & PRONOGRAPHY
The commercial exploitation of girls is reportedly increasing in Armenia.
Trafficking of girls to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates for prostitution is a problem.
Girls are also thought to be trafficked to Germany, Greece, the United States, and other European and Gulf State countries.
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The US Dept. of Labor's 2003 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour |
The authorities reported that the country is a source and transit point for women and girls trafficked primarily for sexual exploitation to the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Russia, Uzbekistan, Greece, and other European countries. However, there were reports that the country was also a destination point for trafficked women for sexual exploitation, particularly from Ukraine and Uzbekistan. |
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2004 |
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CHILDREN USED IN CRIME
No Confirmed Data |
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CHILD SOLDIERS
Under-18s in the ethnic Armenian refugee community may have been forcibly and illegally recruited into the army. The recruitment of children from the age of 15 appeared to be allowed in times of war or national emergency.
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Child Soldiers Global Report-2004 |
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CHILD LABOUR IN UNORGANISED SECTOR
There are reports that children work in family businesses and on family farms, which is not forbidden by law. Additionally, children in the streets of Yerevan can be observed, often during school hours, selling newspapers and flowers. Agricultural responsibilities take precedence over school in rural areas, and children work in the fields during harvest season leading to prolonged absence from school |
US Dept of Labor's 2003 findings on worst forms of child labor |
