Population growth in Armenia
Armenia: Population growth was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Armenia, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Armenia is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% on the previous year and up 668.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Armenia peaked at 3.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 1993.
Armenia ranks 61st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Armenia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.4% | — |
| 1962 | 3.3% | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +27.1% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -36.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -56.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +225.1% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +20.4% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -44.6% |
| 1992 | -1.2% | -167.9% |
| 1993 | -3.4% | +187.9% |
| 1994 | -2.6% | -22.9% |
| 1995 | -1.7% | -34.3% |
| 1996 | -0.9% | -48.8% |
| 1997 | -1.0% | +13.5% |
| 1998 | -1.2% | +18.0% |
| 1999 | -1.3% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -230.6% |
| 2001 | -0.3% | -117.2% |
| 2002 | -0.4% | +29.5% |
| 2003 | -0.5% | +44.8% |
| 2004 | -0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | -0.6% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | -0.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | -0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | -0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -77.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -44.7% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | +291.1% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | +34.2% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -37.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -84.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -180.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +761.4% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -171.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -1497.2% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -24.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 3.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 5.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1497.2% | -0.2% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | +761.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | -291.1% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | +230.6% | -1.3% | 1.7% |
| 1989 | +225.1% | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| 1993 | -187.9% | -1.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8% | -3.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.7% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -0.2% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 58 Ghana 1.8% compare
- 59 Tajikistan 1.8% compare
- 60 Papua New Guinea 1.7% compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 1.7% compare
- 63 Honduras 1.7% compare
- 64 Turkmenistan 1.6% compare
More climate change data for Armenia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 57.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 592.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 37.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 355.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 352.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.33 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Armenia?
- Population growth in Armenia was 1.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 1993.
- How does Armenia rank for population growth?
- Armenia ranks 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 668.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.