Ararat: population and official figures

Ararat is a first-level division of Armenia, number 3 of 11 by population. Ararat marz had a permanent population of 270,700 on 1 January 2026, 8.7% of Armenia's 3,097,000 residents, up 1.2% on a year earlier.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Ararat: The average monthly nominal wage in Ararat marz was 236,804 drams in October-December 2025, 7.7% more than a year earlier and 72.5% of the national average of 326,648 drams; it ranked 3rd highest of 11 in Armenia.
• Health in Ararat: Ararat marz had 492 physicians in 2025, 18.2 per 10,000 people, 3rd lowest of 11 among the marzes and Yerevan (national rate 42.0).
• Education in Ararat: Ararat marz had 110 general schools in the 2025/26 school year, all of them state or community schools, teaching 42,864 pupils.
• Poverty and living standards in Ararat: 111,379 square metres of new residential buildings were put into use in Ararat marz in 2025, 4.9% of the national total (151.6% of the 2024 figure).
• Government and politics in Ararat: Ararat marz is run by a marz governor (marzpet) who is appointed and dismissed by decree of the Government of Armenia; the decree must be ratified by the President, and the governor is accountable to the Government.

More figures

• 28.2% of the people of Ararat marz lived in towns on 1 January 2026; the marz covers 2,090 square kilometres, giving a density of 128 people per square kilometre (Yerevan: 5,117). Source: Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (Armstat) · saved copy

How first-level divisions are governed in Armenia

Regions – marzer (10). Marz governor appointed and dismissed by government decree, ratified by the President. Carries out government regional policy and co-ordinates state services; not self-governing.

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Other first-level divisions of Armenia

• Yerevan 1,147,600
• Kotayk 297,300
• Armavir 270,500
• Shirak 242,300
• Lori 229,400
• Gergharkunik 217,300
• Aragatsotn 136,100
• Syunik 118,300
• Tavush 118,000
• Vayots Dzor 49,500

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Sources

• Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (Armstat): Socio-Economic Situation of RA, January-December 2025 (Excel tables, Russian edition): population, wages, crime, real estate, construction, retail and agriculture by marz, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a9451ccc88e8…)
• Government of the Republic of Armenia: Regions: public administration in the marzes and the marz governors, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 53a7c1744c8d…)
• Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (Armstat): Social Situation of RA in 2025 (English Word tables): schools, preschools, health care, pensions and family benefits by marz, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e0600599b5ee…)
• Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (Armstat): Statistical Yearbook of Armenia 2025 (Excel tables): territory, communities, population and industrial output by marz and Yerevan city, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5c3e82df03d3…)

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