Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Armenia
Armenia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 35.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Armenia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Armenia stood at 35.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Armenia peaked at 36.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1960.
That places Armenia 27th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.9% | — |
| 1961 | 29.0% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 29.1% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 29.7% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 29.9% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 31.0% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 31.8% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 32.2% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 32.5% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 32.9% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 33.2% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 34.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 35.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 35.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.7% | 28.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.3% | 33.5% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 34.4% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.0% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 35.6% | 36.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
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 in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Armenia?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Armenia was 35.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1960.
- How does Armenia rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Armenia ranks 27th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.