Yerevan, Armenia Population 2024

Yerevan's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,097,540In 1950, the population of Yerevan was 341,432Yerevan has grown by 2,730 in the last year, which represents a 0.25% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Yerevan, which typically includes Yerevan's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Yerevan is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world it's the capital and largest city of Armenia.

With the Armenian economy seeing huge growth in the late 1990s, Yerevan has undergone major transformation. Since the early 2000s, much construction has been undertaken throughout the city, and many shops, restaurants and street cafes, which were a rare sight during the years of Soviet rule, have increased exponentially.

In 2019, the population of Yerevan is estimated at 1.07 million.

Demographics

The historical ethnic composition of Yerevan is made up as follows:

1830:

  • 35.7% Armenian
  • 64.3% Azerbaijani
  • 1.7% Other

1939:

  • 87.1% Armenian
  • 3.3% Azerbaijani
  • 7.5% Russian
  • 2.1% Other

2011:

  • 98.94% Armenian
  • 0.47% Russian
  • 0.59% Other

Proceeding the fall of the Soviet Union, and the ensuing economic crises, thousands of people fled Armenia to Russia, Europe, and North America.

The people of Yerevan generally speak the Yerevan dialect. Classical Armenian words compose significant parts of the vocabulary. Persian, Russian and loan words’ influence on the language can be seen to this day, and it is the most prominent of all the Armenian dialects.

History

The territory of Yerevan has been inhabited since around the 2nd half of the 4th millennium BCE, and the southern part of the city, Shengavit, is known to have been populated since at least 3,200 BCE.

Yerevan has a vast history of different rulers and regimes. Starting as the kingdom of Uratu in the 9th century BCE, it was then under the control of the Median Empire in 590 BCE. By 550 BCE, it became part of the Achaemenid Empire. Around 330 BCE, the Kingdom of Armenia was founded, bringing independence, before coming under the control of Sasanian Persia some time after 428 CE. 658 CE saw the Arab Islamic invasions, and Erebuni-Yerevan was conquered, becoming part of the Emirate of Armenia. This lasted for 2 centuries before Armenia once again became an independent nation, and then once again fell to Byzantine rule. This lasted from 1045 until 1064, when Armenia then became part of the Seljuk Empire. Sometime around 1237, Armenia became subject to Mongol rule, until Sunni Oghuz Turkic tribes took over during the final quarter of the 14th century. In 1410, Armenia shifted unto the control of the Kara Koyunlu Shia Oghuz Turkic tribe, until Armenia was reportedly made a “desert” by Kara Koyunlu ruler Qara Iskander early in the 15th century.

The 16th century saw Eastern Armenia, and with it Yerevan, falling under Iranian rule, where it would remain until it was conquered by the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Armenia saw a brief independence again at the beginning of the 20th century, but was soon invaded and annexed into the Soviet Union in 1920.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Republic of Armenia became a fully independent state, and Yerevan once again became the capital.

Population Growth

The overall population of Yerevan has been growing quite rapidly since 1830. Despite ethnic demographics shifting greatly, the overall population has managed to keep growing.

Almost 100 years later, the population had grown to 67,000. During this time, the dominant Azerbaijani population had been dwindling, while the Armenian population had been growing rapidly. What was initially in 1830 a 64.3% portion of the population, now in 1926 it stood at a mere 7.8%, while the Armenian population grew from 35.7% to 89.2%. By 1989, the Azerbaijani population was completely wiped out.

From 1926 to 1939, the population grew from 67,000 to over 200,000. This kind of growth would be repeated again over the following 20 years, bringing the population to 509,000 by 1959. Similarly, between 1970 and 1979, the population grew from 775,000 to 1.01 million.

This has slowed and dwindled somewhat since, after reaching its peak in 1989 with 1.2 million people. As of 2019, the population stands at 1.07 million.

Country
Armenia
Growth Rate
0.25%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20351,130,100
20341,126,550
20331,123,180
20321,119,960
20311,116,890
20301,113,930
20291,111,070
20281,108,300
20271,105,600
20261,102,920
20251,100,240
20241,097,540
20231,094,810
20221,092,030
20211,089,180
20201,086,280
20191,083,320
20181,080,320
20171,077,300
20161,074,280
20151,071,260
20141,068,260
20131,065,260
20121,062,280
20111,061,340
20101,065,600
20091,069,870
20081,074,160
20071,078,480
20061,082,810
20051,087,150
20041,091,510
20031,095,900
20021,100,300
20011,105,180
20001,111,300
19991,117,480
19981,123,670
19971,129,910
19961,136,170
19951,142,480
19941,148,820
19931,155,190
19921,161,590
19911,168,040
19901,174,520
19891,181,040
19881,174,640
19871,157,100
19861,139,840
19851,122,840
19841,106,120
19831,089,600
19821,073,340
19811,057,340
19801,041,590
19791,026,030
19781,001,700
1977970,575
1976940,457
1975911,195
1974882,882
1973855,448
1972828,904
1971803,112
1970778,158
1969751,671
1968724,248
1967697,755
1966672,265
1965647,706
1964624,076
1963601,247
1962579,282
1961558,120
1960537,759
1959518,087
1958496,566
1957473,853
1956452,207
1955431,494
1954411,757
1953392,923
1952374,974
1951357,799
1950341,432

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950341,4320%0
1951357,7994.79%16,367
1952374,9744.8%17,175
1953392,9234.79%17,949
1954411,7574.79%18,834
1955431,4944.79%19,737
1956452,2074.8%20,713
1957473,8534.79%21,646
1958496,5664.79%22,713
1959518,0874.33%21,521
1960537,7593.8%19,672
1961558,1203.79%20,361
1962579,2823.79%21,162
1963601,2473.79%21,965
1964624,0763.8%22,829
1965647,7063.79%23,630
1966672,2653.79%24,559
1967697,7553.79%25,490
1968724,2483.8%26,493
1969751,6713.79%27,423
1970778,1583.52%26,487
1971803,1123.21%24,954
1972828,9043.21%25,792
1973855,4483.2%26,544
1974882,8823.21%27,434
1975911,1953.21%28,313
1976940,4573.21%29,262
1977970,5753.2%30,118
19781,001,7003.21%31,125
19791,026,0302.43%24,330
19801,041,5901.52%15,560
19811,057,3401.51%15,750
19821,073,3401.51%16,000
19831,089,6001.51%16,260
19841,106,1201.52%16,520
19851,122,8401.51%16,720
19861,139,8401.51%17,000
19871,157,1001.51%17,260
19881,174,6401.52%17,540
19891,181,0400.54%6,400
19901,174,520-0.55%-6,520
19911,168,040-0.55%-6,480
19921,161,590-0.55%-6,450
19931,155,190-0.55%-6,400
19941,148,820-0.55%-6,370
19951,142,480-0.55%-6,340
19961,136,170-0.55%-6,310
19971,129,910-0.55%-6,260
19981,123,670-0.55%-6,240
19991,117,480-0.55%-6,190
20001,111,300-0.55%-6,180
20011,105,180-0.55%-6,120
20021,100,300-0.44%-4,880
20031,095,900-0.4%-4,400
20041,091,510-0.4%-4,390
20051,087,150-0.4%-4,360
20061,082,810-0.4%-4,340
20071,078,480-0.4%-4,330
20081,074,160-0.4%-4,320
20091,069,870-0.4%-4,290
20101,065,600-0.4%-4,270
20111,061,340-0.4%-4,260
20121,062,2800.09%940
20131,065,2600.28%2,980
20141,068,2600.28%3,000
20151,071,2600.28%3,000
20161,074,2800.28%3,020
20171,077,3000.28%3,020
20181,080,3200.28%3,020
20191,083,3200.28%3,000
20201,086,2800.27%2,960
20211,089,1800.27%2,900
20221,092,0300.26%2,850
20231,094,8100.25%2,780
20241,097,5400.25%2,730
20251,100,2400.25%2,700
20261,102,9200.24%2,680
20271,105,6000.24%2,680
20281,108,3000.24%2,700
20291,111,0700.25%2,770
20301,113,9300.26%2,860
20311,116,8900.27%2,960
20321,119,9600.27%3,070
20331,123,1800.29%3,220
20341,126,5500.3%3,370
20351,130,1000.32%3,550

Yerevan Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Yerevan1,097,5400.25%

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