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Armenia

Population

2,924,361

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
140th
Share of world
0.04%
Annual change
−21,4500.42%

Population of Armenia

02M4M6M8M10M12M95% prediction intervalPeak20262.9M2050 projection2.5M↓ 15% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 2,924,361. 2050 projection: 2,495,207.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Armenia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20262,930,9150.42%140
20252,952,3650.42%140
20202,890,8920.45%138
20192,903,9720.21%138
20182,909,9650.17%138
20172,914,9630.13%138
20152,921,1770.07%138
20102,931,0780.51%137
20053,006,3510.78%135
20003,125,6281.13%133

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Yerevan is home to 1,083,688 people, 36.97% of Armenia's population.

City population1M400K200K
Yerevan 1.1MGyumri 105.0KVanadzor 69.1KAbovyan 46.8KVagharshapat 42.7KHrazdan 42.6KAkhuryan 38.8KKapan 30.3KArmavir 26.6KParaqar 25.9K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Yerevan1.1M36.97%
2Gyumri105.0K3.58%
3Vanadzor69.1K2.36%
4Abovyan46.8K1.60%
5Vagharshapat42.7K1.46%
6Hrazdan42.6K1.45%
7Akhuryan38.8K1.32%
8Kapan30.3K1.03%
9Armavir26.6K0.91%
10Paraqar25.9K0.88%

Armenia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Armenia is home to an estimated 2,924,361 people, the 140th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Armenia has a net population change of approximately -58 people per day, driven by 92 births, 76 deaths, and net emigration of 74 people.
Share of world
Armenia makes up 0.04% of the world's population and 0.06% of Asia's.
Density
102.9 people per km² of land (266.6 per mi²), ranking 115th among countries and territories.
Urban living
65.93% of people live in urban areas.

Armenia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 18100+ years, female: 9795–99 years, male: 30995–99 years, female: 1,18790–94 years, male: 1,93090–94 years, female: 5,96785–89 years, male: 7,36285–89 years, female: 19,49380–84 years, male: 8,97280–84 years, female: 19,72275–79 years, male: 25,35275–79 years, female: 48,39570–74 years, male: 46,47370–74 years, female: 77,54965–69 years, male: 72,07265–69 years, female: 109,99260–64 years, male: 76,81060–64 years, female: 106,87255–59 years, male: 69,53055–59 years, female: 90,16350–54 years, male: 73,00850–54 years, female: 90,95745–49 years, male: 89,81845–49 years, female: 106,62140–44 years, male: 106,31540–44 years, female: 121,85235–39 years, male: 119,50335–39 years, female: 131,17730–34 years, male: 104,12630–34 years, female: 109,10025–29 years, male: 87,15425–29 years, female: 88,84120–24 years, male: 86,56620–24 years, female: 86,30115–19 years, male: 99,96815–19 years, female: 93,40110–14 years, male: 103,75010–14 years, female: 95,2575–9 years, male: 92,5975–9 years, female: 86,8860–4 years, male: 87,9080–4 years, female: 81,552100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–450K50K100K100K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

38.2 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

76.2 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

46.39%

Female

53.61%

Life expectancy 72Life expectancy 79.9

Ethnicity

98.1%

Armenian

  • Armenian98.1%
  • Yezidi1.2%
  • Other0.7%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Religion

92.6%

Armenian Apostolic, the largest religion

  • Armenian Apostolic92.6%
  • Unspecified2.9%
  • Other2.4%
  • None1.1%
  • Evangelical1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Armenia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia