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Population in Armenia compared to Ethiopia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 46.8 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Armenia vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Ethiopia
2100 1,726,155 371,192,732
2099 1,738,442 369,452,188
2098 1,750,778 367,626,914
2097 1,763,118 365,680,268
2096 1,775,426 363,648,440
2095 1,787,824 361,707,589
2094 1,800,498 359,642,227
2093 1,813,303 357,570,752
2092 1,826,180 355,499,462
2091 1,839,379 353,327,595
2090 1,852,808 351,068,287
2089 1,866,467 348,859,203
2088 1,880,473 346,624,222
2087 1,894,917 344,268,493
2086 1,909,962 341,777,395
2085 1,925,201 339,272,558
2084 1,940,818 336,753,372
2083 1,956,741 334,186,307
2082 1,973,327 331,503,693
2081 1,990,252 328,816,892
2080 2,007,426 326,114,551
2079 2,024,836 323,382,593
2078 2,042,672 320,521,381
2077 2,060,623 317,590,857
2076 2,078,608 314,615,353
2075 2,097,177 311,583,813
2074 2,115,982 308,511,275
2073 2,135,035 305,477,711
2072 2,154,014 302,351,806
2071 2,172,852 299,211,554
2070 2,191,664 296,054,535
2069 2,210,468 292,847,034
2068 2,229,358 289,612,061
2067 2,247,986 286,279,975
2066 2,266,479 282,992,981
2065 2,284,877 279,662,528
2064 2,302,956 276,283,161
2063 2,320,865 272,866,834
2062 2,338,236 269,424,014
2061 2,355,877 265,885,347
2060 2,373,382 262,350,260
2059 2,390,915 258,772,570
2058 2,407,952 255,284,371
2057 2,425,439 251,733,988
2056 2,442,510 248,079,002
2055 2,459,310 244,501,471
2054 2,476,652 240,868,686
2053 2,492,983 237,228,269
2052 2,510,452 233,551,340
2051 2,527,737 229,804,463
2050 2,544,715 226,124,819
2049 2,561,834 222,420,063
2048 2,578,975 218,694,640
2047 2,596,116 214,950,242
2046 2,613,159 211,226,920
2045 2,630,081 207,525,986
2044 2,646,916 203,812,674
2043 2,664,391 200,097,321
2042 2,682,314 196,411,774
2041 2,700,161 192,749,114
2040 2,718,522 189,081,695
2039 2,737,359 185,422,958
2038 2,755,417 181,789,129
2037 2,773,864 178,179,942
2036 2,792,492 174,569,201
2035 2,811,595 170,957,061
2034 2,830,390 167,367,920
2033 2,849,539 163,813,895
2032 2,868,514 160,216,774
2031 2,888,255 156,638,324
2030 2,908,073 153,070,380
2029 2,928,347 149,507,684
2028 2,948,331 145,989,372
2027 2,968,352 142,463,827
2026 2,989,841 138,973,582
2025 3,011,956 135,513,842
2024 3,033,500 132,059,767
2023 2,964,300 128,691,692
2022 2,969,200 125,384,287
2021 2,962,300 122,138,588
2020 2,961,500 118,917,671
2019 2,962,500 115,737,383
2018 2,969,000 112,664,152
2017 2,979,400 109,666,481
2016 2,992,300 106,718,162
2015 3,004,600 103,867,135
2014 3,013,800 101,115,610
2013 3,022,000 98,438,751
2012 3,024,100 95,798,767
2011 3,027,900 93,149,970
2010 3,044,800 90,538,514
2009 3,066,000 88,007,636
2008 3,087,100 85,543,668
2007 3,107,400 83,103,217
2006 3,127,100 80,703,490
2005 3,146,400 78,367,470
2004 3,164,900 76,077,206
2003 3,182,500 73,832,663
2002 3,199,800 71,635,517
2001 3,211,800 69,487,762
2000 3,221,100 67,411,494
1999 3,167,286 65,374,561
1998 3,208,401 63,363,524
1997 3,246,289 61,404,539
1996 3,278,735 59,467,635
1995 3,307,581 57,537,335
1994 3,364,610 55,611,508
1993 3,453,332 53,708,891
1992 3,571,861 51,853,747
1991 3,613,977 49,717,198
1990 3,552,128 47,609,755
1989 3,443,100 45,879,690
1988 3,355,125 44,150,825
1987 3,328,520 42,460,039
1986 3,294,847 41,037,656
1985 3,260,432 39,842,136
1984 3,224,547 38,735,722
1983 3,191,539 37,740,817
1982 3,163,144 36,701,290
1981 3,135,349 35,304,012
1980 3,107,415 34,428,514
1979 3,078,501 34,238,652
1978 3,012,807 33,734,592
1977 2,912,827 33,167,272
1976 2,818,165 32,534,418
1975 2,743,660 31,723,252
1974 2,686,445 30,957,273
1973 2,630,860 30,166,785
1972 2,577,079 29,374,608
1971 2,525,345 28,600,106
1970 2,475,633 27,829,128
1969 2,424,030 27,072,571
1968 2,367,319 26,337,930
1967 2,307,492 25,620,276
1966 2,246,159 24,952,689
1965 2,183,635 24,310,612
1964 2,120,135 23,666,548
1963 2,056,023 23,051,637
1962 1,991,689 22,465,126
1961 1,927,484 21,906,102
1960 1,863,705 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Armenia's population will shrink by 14.9% to 2,544,715 people with a rank change from 137th to 142nd. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.73M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Ethiopia
2100 -0.71% 0.47%
2099 -0.7% 0.5%
2098 -0.7% 0.53%
2097 -0.69% 0.56%
2096 -0.69% 0.54%
2095 -0.7% 0.57%
2094 -0.71% 0.58%
2093 -0.71% 0.58%
2092 -0.72% 0.61%
2091 -0.72% 0.64%
2090 -0.73% 0.63%
2089 -0.74% 0.64%
2088 -0.76% 0.68%
2087 -0.79% 0.73%
2086 -0.79% 0.74%
2085 -0.8% 0.75%
2084 -0.81% 0.77%
2083 -0.84% 0.81%
2082 -0.85% 0.82%
2081 -0.86% 0.83%
2080 -0.86% 0.84%
2079 -0.87% 0.89%
2078 -0.87% 0.92%
2077 -0.87% 0.95%
2076 -0.89% 0.97%
2075 -0.89% 1%
2074 -0.89% 0.99%
2073 -0.88% 1.03%
2072 -0.87% 1.05%
2071 -0.86% 1.07%
2070 -0.85% 1.1%
2069 -0.85% 1.12%
2068 -0.83% 1.16%
2067 -0.82% 1.16%
2066 -0.81% 1.19%
2065 -0.79% 1.22%
2064 -0.77% 1.25%
2063 -0.74% 1.28%
2062 -0.75% 1.33%
2061 -0.74% 1.35%
2060 -0.73% 1.38%
2059 -0.71% 1.37%
2058 -0.72% 1.41%
2057 -0.7% 1.47%
2056 -0.68% 1.46%
2055 -0.7% 1.51%
2054 -0.66% 1.53%
2053 -0.7% 1.57%
2052 -0.68% 1.63%
2051 -0.67% 1.63%
2050 -0.67% 1.67%
2049 -0.66% 1.7%
2048 -0.66% 1.74%
2047 -0.65% 1.76%
2046 -0.64% 1.78%
2045 -0.64% 1.82%
2044 -0.66% 1.86%
2043 -0.67% 1.88%
2042 -0.66% 1.9%
2041 -0.68% 1.94%
2040 -0.69% 1.97%
2039 -0.66% 2%
2038 -0.67% 2.03%
2037 -0.67% 2.07%
2036 -0.68% 2.11%
2035 -0.66% 2.14%
2034 -0.67% 2.17%
2033 -0.66% 2.25%
2032 -0.68% 2.28%
2031 -0.68% 2.33%
2030 -0.69% 2.38%
2029 -0.68% 2.41%
2028 -0.67% 2.47%
2027 -0.72% 2.51%
2026 -0.73% 2.55%
2025 -0.71% 2.62%
2024 2.33% 2.62%
2023 -0.17% 2.64%
2022 0.23% 2.66%
2021 0.03% 2.71%
2020 -0.03% 2.75%
2019 -0.22% 2.73%
2018 -0.35% 2.73%
2017 -0.43% 2.76%
2016 -0.41% 2.74%
2015 -0.31% 2.72%
2014 -0.27% 2.72%
2013 -0.07% 2.76%
2012 -0.13% 2.84%
2011 -0.56% 2.88%
2010 -0.69% 2.88%
2009 -0.68% 2.88%
2008 -0.65% 2.94%
2007 -0.63% 2.97%
2006 -0.61% 2.98%
2005 -0.58% 3.01%
2004 -0.55% 3.04%
2003 -0.54% 3.07%
2002 -0.37% 3.09%
2001 -0.29% 3.08%
2000 1.7% 3.12%
1999 -1.28% 3.17%
1998 -1.17% 3.19%
1997 -0.99% 3.26%
1996 -0.87% 3.35%
1995 -1.69% 3.46%
1994 -2.57% 3.54%
1993 -3.32% 3.58%
1992 -1.17% 4.3%
1991 1.74% 4.43%
1990 3.17% 3.77%
1989 2.62% 3.92%
1988 0.8% 3.98%
1987 1.02% 3.47%
1986 1.06% 3%
1985 1.11% 2.86%
1984 1.03% 2.64%
1983 0.9% 2.83%
1982 0.89% 3.96%
1981 0.9% 2.54%
1980 0.94% 0.55%
1979 2.18% 1.49%
1978 3.43% 1.71%
1977 3.36% 1.95%
1976 2.72% 2.56%
1975 2.13% 2.47%
1974 2.11% 2.62%
1973 2.09% 2.7%
1972 2.05% 2.71%
1971 2.01% 2.77%
1970 2.13% 2.79%
1969 2.4% 2.79%
1968 2.59% 2.8%
1967 2.73% 2.68%
1966 2.86% 2.64%
1965 3% 2.72%
1964 3.12% 2.67%
1963 3.23% 2.61%
1962 3.33% 2.55%
1961 3.42% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/ethiopia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Armenia Ethiopia
Current population
2989841
139917664
Population rank 137/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.69%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
9.36 seconds
One birth every
14.4 minutes
7.68 seconds
One death every
21.6 minutes
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +190 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 25/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +24,054
Net migration rank 162/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 24,054
2024 - -29,966 - 30,069
2023 12,153 75,000 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 9,799 38,001 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 2,370 -19,457 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 296 -13,046 3,199,718 38,866
2019 10,072 -14,330 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 10,688 -13,129 3,015,231 9,302
2017 10,428 -14,180 2,899,143 71,766
2016 12,269 -14,697 2,809,889 115,823
2015 13,821 -15,225 2,713,529 62,785
2014 15,371 -15,745 2,623,647 103,122
2013 14,505 -16,265 2,546,020 80,955
2012 14,818 -16,782 2,533,398 119,517
2011 15,442 -17,296 2,527,811 116,793
2010 16,746 -30,009 2,498,048 80,213
2009 16,863 -30,357 2,467,118 16,315
2008 13,583 -29,732 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 13,362 -29,980 2,436,753 -381
2006 10,320 -29,921 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 11,013 -29,921 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 11,710 -30,103 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 9,866 -29,616 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 6,719 -27,792 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 8,030 -51,303 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 9,985 -52,780 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 10,452 -51,871 2,010,987 29,142
1998 14,357 -55,171 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 16,685 -51,640 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 21,092 -51,023 1,896,364 41,456
1995 22,452 -50,223 1,831,068 91,727
1994 26,271 -112,569 1,788,133 140,715
1993 35,818 -126,963 1,734,851 141,545
1992 50,346 -196,270 1,673,839 160,106
1991 56,269 5,422 1,579,416 859,737
1990 59,893 2,122 1,479,663 296,014
1989 57,520 98,517 1,441,769 242,614
1988 33,232 -13,325 1,393,356 379,966
1987 60,176 -26,879 1,356,853 251,387
1986 61,771 -27,727 1,050,277 186,227
1985 62,499 -27,710 997,050 157,476
1984 62,124 -25,143 920,670 137,632
1983 61,028 -31,993 863,472 68,022
1982 58,617 -30,862 1,080,853 66,702
1981 56,323 -28,487 1,018,838 628,135
1980 54,128 -26,099 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 52,452 -22,659 987,203 -711,455
1978 48,326 53,277 943,388 -210,991
1977 45,320 53,042 929,381 -527,133
1976 41,948 49,014 899,577 -36,125
1975 40,217 17,829 801,425 -42,540
1974 38,392 17,995 777,306 -4,232
1973 37,355 17,425 807,535 347
1972 36,943 15,836 779,808 -3,375
1971 36,590 14,094 787,047 -14,510
1970 36,045 12,700 760,821 8,589
1969 37,333 17,128 736,428 7,258
1968 38,118 20,855 715,602 9,992
1967 38,674 22,014 695,283 14,437
1966 39,842 22,131 616,281 9,160
1965 42,271 20,809 642,359 16,348
1964 44,886 19,028 618,667 10,749
1963 48,058 16,252 590,998 9,418
1962 50,461 13,898 563,650 8,960
1961 51,957 12,102 538,518 6,938
1960 51,675 11,827 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 93.5% of the population change in Armenia is from natural causes (a gain of 97,267 people) and 6.54% is from migration (a loss of 6,808 people). In Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Armenia
City Population
Yerevan 1.11M
Gyumri 122K
Vanadzor 90.5K
Abovyan 44.4K
Kapan 43.2K
Armavir 38.6K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 15K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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