Businesses in Metsamor

Metsamor Facts

Area	13.8 km²
Population	10,632
Male Population	4,917 (46.2%)
Female Population	5,715 (53.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+30.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.0%
Median Age	31.4 years (Male: 29.3, Female: 33.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$11,752 (2022)
Area Codes	237
Neighborhoods	1st District, 2nd District, 3rd District
Local Time
Timezone	Armenia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	40.14481, 44.11998
Postal Codes	0910, 1138

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Metsamor Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,178	11,126	10,026	10,364	10,632	10,699	10,674
Population Density	592.1 / km²	805.5 / km²	725.9 / km²	750.3 / km²	769.7 / km²	774.6 / km²	772.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Metsamor Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Metsamor	+30%	-4.4%	+6%
Armavir Province	—	—	—
Armenia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Metsamor Median Age

Median Age: 31.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Metsamor	31.4 yrs	33.3 yrs	29.3 yrs
Armavir Province	31.5 yrs	33.4 yrs	29.6 yrs
Armenia	33.1 yrs	35.3 yrs	30.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Metsamor Population Density

Population Density: 770 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Metsamor	10,632	13.8 km²	770 / km²
Armavir Province	294,493	1,247 km²	236 / km²
Armenia	3 million	29,714.7 km²	102 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Metsamor Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 100 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Metsamor

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Metsamor

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Metsamor

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Metsamor Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,657	$2,171	$3,186	$4,851	$5,862	$7,490	$9,106	$11,752
Total GDP	$67M	$36.6M	$51M	$75.4M	$89.9M	$113M	$143.8M	$185.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Metsamor CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Metsamor	23,560 tn	2.22 tn	1,705.7 tons/km²
Armavir Province	656,539 tn	2.23 tn	526.5 tons/km²
Armenia	6,386,017 tn	2.12 tn	214.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Metsamor CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	23,560 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.22 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,705.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/6/18	1:07 PM	4.2	82.8 km	10,000 m	2km NE of Arevashogh, Armenia	usgs.gov
5/6/18	6:18 PM	4.2	72.7 km	10,000 m	26km W of Karakoyunlu, Turkey	usgs.gov
4/6/15	1:26 AM	4.1	83.8 km	10,000 m	5km SW of Lanjaghbyur, Armenia	usgs.gov
8/19/12	11:08 PM	4.3	65.2 km	3,500 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
11/4/08	6:53 PM	3.3	17.2 km	5,000 m	Armenia	usgs.gov
10/24/07	12:03 PM	3.3	64.7 km	8,600 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
4/11/07	7:43 PM	3.5	24.6 km	5,000 m	Armenia	usgs.gov
1/12/07	8:00 AM	4.2	52.5 km	5,000 m	Armenia	usgs.gov
12/26/06	2:48 PM	3.3	88.9 km	5,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
12/24/06	1:11 AM	3.1	99.8 km	8,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Metsamor

(Armenian: Մեծամոր, Armenian pronunciation: [mɛt͡sɑˈmoɾ]), is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is famous for being home to Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant. of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 9,191.

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