The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,711 people compared to 3,683,508 in Eritrea.
Population statistics:
- Eritrea's population is 1.23 times bigger than Armenia's.
- Armenia is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 131st.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
- For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
- Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Eritrea has grown from 2.7M to 3.68M (36.2% growth).
- Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.44M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.73M people by 2100.
Armenia vs Eritrea: live population counter
Armenia
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Eritrea
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2989711
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3683508
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| Population rank | 136/197 | 131/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
7.6 minutes
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8.06 minutes
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| One birth every |
14.4 minutes
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5.31 minutes
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| One death every |
21.6 minutes
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25 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.5 minutes
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41.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -29,966 | -12,696 |
| Daily growth/decline | +190 | +179 |
| Annual growth/decline | +69,200 | +65,213 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.33% | +1.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 36/197 | 58/197 |
Armenia and Eritrea: population history and growth rate by year chart
Armenia
Population
Growth rate
Eritrea
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Armenia
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Eritrea
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Armenia
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Eritrea
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| 1960 | 1,863,705 | 972,547 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,927,484 | 995,573 | 3.42% | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 1,991,689 | 1,019,788 | 3.33% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 2,056,023 | 1,045,092 | 3.23% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 2,120,135 | 1,071,287 | 3.12% | 2.51% |
| 1965 | 2,183,635 | 1,098,335 | 3% | 2.52% |
| 1966 | 2,246,159 | 1,124,957 | 2.86% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 2,307,492 | 1,152,339 | 2.73% | 2.43% |
| 1968 | 2,367,319 | 1,181,737 | 2.59% | 2.55% |
| 1969 | 2,424,030 | 1,212,005 | 2.4% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 2,475,633 | 1,243,453 | 2.13% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 2,525,345 | 1,276,154 | 2.01% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 2,577,079 | 1,309,235 | 2.05% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 2,630,860 | 1,342,669 | 2.09% | 2.55% |
| 1974 | 2,686,445 | 1,375,688 | 2.11% | 2.46% |
| 1975 | 2,743,660 | 1,408,210 | 2.13% | 2.36% |
| 1976 | 2,818,165 | 1,443,807 | 2.72% | 2.53% |
| 1977 | 2,912,827 | 1,482,565 | 3.36% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 3,012,807 | 1,522,378 | 3.43% | 2.69% |
| 1979 | 3,078,501 | 1,563,332 | 2.18% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 3,107,415 | 1,605,797 | 0.94% | 2.72% |
| 1981 | 3,135,349 | 1,649,939 | 0.9% | 2.75% |
| 1982 | 3,163,144 | 1,695,461 | 0.89% | 2.76% |
| 1983 | 3,191,539 | 1,736,160 | 0.9% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 3,224,547 | 1,771,730 | 1.03% | 2.05% |
| 1985 | 3,260,432 | 1,807,816 | 1.11% | 2.04% |
| 1986 | 3,294,847 | 1,845,164 | 1.06% | 2.07% |
| 1987 | 3,328,520 | 1,888,669 | 1.02% | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 3,355,125 | 1,938,255 | 0.8% | 2.63% |
| 1989 | 3,443,100 | 1,987,017 | 2.62% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 3,552,128 | 2,032,737 | 3.17% | 2.3% |
| 1991 | 3,613,977 | 1,919,571 | 1.74% | -5.57% |
| 1992 | 3,571,861 | 1,798,748 | -1.17% | -6.29% |
| 1993 | 3,453,332 | 1,856,006 | -3.32% | 3.18% |
| 1994 | 3,364,610 | 1,913,915 | -2.57% | 3.12% |
| 1995 | 3,307,581 | 2,025,267 | -1.69% | 5.82% |
| 1996 | 3,278,735 | 2,128,464 | -0.87% | 5.1% |
| 1997 | 3,246,289 | 2,152,135 | -0.99% | 1.11% |
| 1998 | 3,208,401 | 2,180,419 | -1.17% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 3,167,286 | 2,212,780 | -1.28% | 1.48% |
| 2000 | 3,221,100 | 2,247,031 | 1.7% | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 3,211,800 | 2,312,079 | -0.29% | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 3,199,800 | 2,392,978 | -0.37% | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 3,182,500 | 2,493,903 | -0.54% | 4.22% |
| 2004 | 3,164,900 | 2,598,284 | -0.55% | 4.19% |
| 2005 | 3,146,400 | 2,661,215 | -0.58% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 3,127,100 | 2,703,502 | -0.61% | 1.59% |
| 2007 | 3,107,400 | 2,743,222 | -0.63% | 1.47% |
| 2008 | 3,087,100 | 2,816,327 | -0.65% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 3,066,000 | 2,887,885 | -0.68% | 2.54% |
| 2010 | 3,044,800 | 2,945,186 | -0.69% | 1.98% |
| 2011 | 3,027,900 | 2,998,485 | -0.56% | 1.81% |
| 2012 | 3,024,100 | 3,036,988 | -0.13% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 3,022,000 | 3,074,360 | -0.07% | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 3,013,800 | 3,095,173 | -0.27% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | 3,004,600 | 3,105,546 | -0.31% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 2,992,300 | 3,124,698 | -0.41% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 2,979,400 | 3,150,347 | -0.43% | 0.82% |
| 2018 | 2,969,000 | 3,192,760 | -0.35% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 2,962,500 | 3,240,194 | -0.22% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 2,961,500 | 3,291,271 | -0.03% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | 2,962,300 | 3,350,183 | 0.03% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | 2,969,200 | 3,409,447 | 0.23% | 1.77% |
| 2023 | 2,964,300 | 3,470,390 | -0.17% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 3,033,500 | 3,535,603 | 2.33% | 1.88% |
| 2025 | 3,011,581 | 3,606,996 | -0.72% | 2.02% |
| 2026 | 2,989,711 | 3,682,659 | -0.73% | 2.1% |
| 2027 | 2,968,880 | 3,760,368 | -0.7% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 2,948,800 | 3,840,135 | -0.68% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 2,928,602 | 3,920,467 | -0.68% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 2,908,489 | 4,002,671 | -0.69% | 2.1% |
| 2031 | 2,888,640 | 4,085,037 | -0.68% | 2.06% |
| 2032 | 2,869,219 | 4,166,507 | -0.67% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | 2,850,085 | 4,249,501 | -0.67% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 2,831,031 | 4,334,727 | -0.67% | 2.01% |
| 2035 | 2,812,033 | 4,420,915 | -0.67% | 1.99% |
| 2036 | 2,793,100 | 4,509,755 | -0.67% | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 2,774,500 | 4,601,933 | -0.67% | 2.04% |
| 2038 | 2,756,170 | 4,692,340 | -0.66% | 1.96% |
| 2039 | 2,737,660 | 4,780,469 | -0.67% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 2,718,999 | 4,868,668 | -0.68% | 1.84% |
| 2041 | 2,700,831 | 4,954,481 | -0.67% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 2,682,880 | 5,039,298 | -0.66% | 1.71% |
| 2043 | 2,665,115 | 5,124,256 | -0.66% | 1.69% |
| 2044 | 2,647,900 | 5,207,858 | -0.65% | 1.63% |
| 2045 | 2,630,963 | 5,292,756 | -0.64% | 1.63% |
| 2046 | 2,613,917 | 5,375,963 | -0.65% | 1.57% |
| 2047 | 2,596,764 | 5,456,488 | -0.66% | 1.5% |
| 2048 | 2,579,572 | 5,537,538 | -0.66% | 1.49% |
| 2049 | 2,562,377 | 5,617,348 | -0.67% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 2,545,255 | 5,696,052 | -0.67% | 1.4% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost -2,589 (a 0.09% decline), while Eritrea's population increased by 558,810 (a 17.9% growth).
Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 131st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Armenia's population will shrink by 14.9% to 2,545,255 people with a rank change from 136th to 142nd. The population of Eritrea will increase by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.
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Population differences between Armenia and Eritrea
|
Armenia
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.2 years | 69.4 years |
| Average age | 38 years | 24.6 years |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.4:53.6 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.9 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 278.6 ppl/mi² | 75.6 ppl/mi² |
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