Armenia Population
Armenia had an estimated population of 3,086,700 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 137th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.04% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.74% a year.
Armenia at a glance
How Armenia's population is changing
Armenia's population is growing fast: +1.74% a year, which works out to about +53,664 people per year, or +147 a day. Births (11.1 per 1,000) and deaths (8.4 per 1,000) alone would give +0.27% a year; net migration removes about 29,013 people a year (−0.94%). Roughly one in every 2,662 people on Earth lives in Armenia.
Population of Armenia since 1960
In 1960, Armenia had 1,863,705 people. By 2025 that was 3,086,700 — 1.7× larger. The population peaked in 1991 at 3,613,977 and has declined since. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 33%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,863,705 | — |
| 1970 | 2,475,633 | +32.8% |
| 1980 | 3,107,415 | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 3,552,128 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 3,221,100 | −9.3% |
| 2010 | 3,044,800 | −5.5% |
| 2020 | 2,961,500 | −2.7% |
| 2025 | 3,086,700 | +4.2% |
Armenia from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Armenia at about 413,326 people in 1800; the UN estimates 2,952,355 in 2025 (7× 1800) and projects 1,692,198 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 1991 at 3,613,978 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 413,326 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 543,681 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 863,227 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 1,382,896 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 3,125,630 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 2,952,355 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 2,495,200 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 2,054,123 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 1,692,198 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Armenia
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 3,086,700. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yerevan | 1,089,209 | UN urban centre | 35.29% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Gyumri | 93,975 | UN urban centre | 3.04% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Vanadzor | 54,726 | UN urban centre | 1.77% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Abovyan | 50,556 | GeoNames settlement | 1.64% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Hrazdan | 49,500 | GeoNames settlement | 1.60% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Vagharshapat | 47,989 | GeoNames settlement | 1.55% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Kapan | 32,900 | GeoNames settlement | 1.07% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Armavir | 29,700 | GeoNames settlement | 0.96% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Masis | 23,136 | GeoNames settlement | 0.75% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Artashat | 22,800 | GeoNames settlement | 0.74% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Armenia compares
Armenia has almost the same population as Namibia (3,092,816).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Armenia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #135 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,140,095 | +2% | compare → |
| #136 |  Namibia | 3,092,816 | +0% | compare → |
| #138 |  Qatar | 2,972,215 | −4% | compare → |
| #139 |  Lithuania | 2,888,774 | −6% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (4)
Iran 92,417,681 · 29.9× the population · compare
Türkiye 85,878,556 · 27.8× the population · compare
Azerbaijan 10,246,996 · 3.3× the population · compare
Georgia 3,935,766 · 1.3× the population · compare
Armenia's 4 neighbours together hold 192,478,999 people — 62.4× Armenia's population. The most populous is Iran (92,417,681).
In its region
Armenia is the 37th most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 0.3% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
Rankings
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Cities
Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Abovyan, Hrazdan, Vagharshapat, Kapan, Armavir — all Armenia's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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