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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 23 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Armenia vs France: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia France
2100 1,726,155 70,613,012
2099 1,738,442 70,629,584
2098 1,750,778 70,639,488
2097 1,763,118 70,644,570
2096 1,775,426 70,651,179
2095 1,787,824 70,644,818
2094 1,800,498 70,628,949
2093 1,813,303 70,603,242
2092 1,826,180 70,580,656
2091 1,839,379 70,553,277
2090 1,852,808 70,520,528
2089 1,866,467 70,486,909
2088 1,880,473 70,447,851
2087 1,894,917 70,408,245
2086 1,909,962 70,365,710
2085 1,925,201 70,328,248
2084 1,940,818 70,285,895
2083 1,956,741 70,234,175
2082 1,973,327 70,193,367
2081 1,990,252 70,148,354
2080 2,007,426 70,107,021
2079 2,024,836 70,065,621
2078 2,042,672 70,025,358
2077 2,060,623 69,983,383
2076 2,078,608 69,940,036
2075 2,097,177 69,897,457
2074 2,115,982 69,862,353
2073 2,135,035 69,830,973
2072 2,154,014 69,804,981
2071 2,172,852 69,777,127
2070 2,191,664 69,764,791
2069 2,210,468 69,754,867
2068 2,229,358 69,756,896
2067 2,247,986 69,764,705
2066 2,266,479 69,773,902
2065 2,284,877 69,794,612
2064 2,302,956 69,818,938
2063 2,320,865 69,848,255
2062 2,338,236 69,886,879
2061 2,355,877 69,926,483
2060 2,373,382 69,968,809
2059 2,390,915 70,014,435
2058 2,407,952 70,057,256
2057 2,425,439 70,102,722
2056 2,442,510 70,146,920
2055 2,459,310 70,196,482
2054 2,476,652 70,236,369
2053 2,492,983 70,270,537
2052 2,510,452 70,295,830
2051 2,527,737 70,321,018
2050 2,544,715 70,335,872
2049 2,561,834 70,345,142
2048 2,578,975 70,343,943
2047 2,596,116 70,332,332
2046 2,613,159 70,314,243
2045 2,630,081 70,283,430
2044 2,646,916 70,244,405
2043 2,664,391 70,198,284
2042 2,682,314 70,137,343
2041 2,700,161 70,071,925
2040 2,718,522 70,006,064
2039 2,737,359 69,936,874
2038 2,755,417 69,858,693
2037 2,773,864 69,770,244
2036 2,792,492 69,681,800
2035 2,811,595 69,590,103
2034 2,830,390 69,496,656
2033 2,849,539 69,406,955
2032 2,868,514 69,316,572
2031 2,888,255 69,227,320
2030 2,908,073 69,136,856
2029 2,928,347 69,043,072
2028 2,948,331 68,951,924
2027 2,968,352 68,856,735
2026 2,989,841 68,762,523
2025 3,011,956 68,659,633
2024 3,033,500 68,551,653
2023 2,964,300 68,372,286
2022 2,969,200 68,184,457
2021 2,962,300 67,842,811
2020 2,961,500 67,601,110
2019 2,962,500 67,382,061
2018 2,969,000 67,158,348
2017 2,979,400 66,918,020
2016 2,992,300 66,724,104
2015 3,004,600 66,548,272
2014 3,013,800 66,312,067
2013 3,022,000 65,997,932
2012 3,024,100 65,657,659
2011 3,027,900 65,340,830
2010 3,044,800 65,026,211
2009 3,066,000 64,706,436
2008 3,087,100 64,375,116
2007 3,107,400 64,016,890
2006 3,127,100 63,622,342
2005 3,146,400 63,180,854
2004 3,164,900 62,707,588
2003 3,182,500 62,249,855
2002 3,199,800 61,812,142
2001 3,211,800 61,364,377
2000 3,221,100 60,918,661
1999 3,167,286 60,501,986
1998 3,208,401 60,190,684
1997 3,246,289 59,968,066
1996 3,278,735 59,754,504
1995 3,307,581 59,541,294
1994 3,364,610 59,324,863
1993 3,453,332 59,103,094
1992 3,571,861 58,846,584
1991 3,613,977 58,554,242
1990 3,552,128 58,261,012
1989 3,443,100 57,943,062
1988 3,355,125 57,598,186
1987 3,328,520 57,266,167
1986 3,294,847 56,956,002
1985 3,260,432 56,665,619
1984 3,224,547 56,383,085
1983 3,191,539 56,108,330
1982 3,163,144 55,806,789
1981 3,135,349 55,603,353
1980 3,107,415 55,274,184
1979 3,078,501 54,979,851
1978 3,012,807 54,734,030
1977 2,912,827 54,486,467
1976 2,818,165 54,232,383
1975 2,743,660 54,002,853
1974 2,686,445 53,746,571
1973 2,630,860 53,392,161
1972 2,577,079 52,962,356
1971 2,525,345 52,499,553
1970 2,475,633 52,007,169
1969 2,424,030 51,536,014
1968 2,367,319 51,112,980
1967 2,307,492 50,722,791
1966 2,246,159 50,311,637
1965 2,183,635 49,877,725
1964 2,120,135 49,401,492
1963 2,056,023 48,877,567
1962 1,991,689 48,389,516
1961 1,927,484 47,905,982
1960 1,863,705 47,412,964

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/france | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M 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
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia France
2100 -0.71% -0.02%
2099 -0.7% -0.01%
2098 -0.7% -0.007%
2097 -0.69% -0.009%
2096 -0.69% 0.009%
2095 -0.7% 0.02%
2094 -0.71% 0.04%
2093 -0.71% 0.03%
2092 -0.72% 0.04%
2091 -0.72% 0.05%
2090 -0.73% 0.05%
2089 -0.74% 0.06%
2088 -0.76% 0.06%
2087 -0.79% 0.06%
2086 -0.79% 0.05%
2085 -0.8% 0.06%
2084 -0.81% 0.07%
2083 -0.84% 0.06%
2082 -0.85% 0.06%
2081 -0.86% 0.06%
2080 -0.86% 0.06%
2079 -0.87% 0.06%
2078 -0.87% 0.06%
2077 -0.87% 0.06%
2076 -0.89% 0.06%
2075 -0.89% 0.05%
2074 -0.89% 0.04%
2073 -0.88% 0.04%
2072 -0.87% 0.04%
2071 -0.86% 0.02%
2070 -0.85% 0.01%
2069 -0.85% -0.003%
2068 -0.83% -0.01%
2067 -0.82% -0.01%
2066 -0.81% -0.03%
2065 -0.79% -0.03%
2064 -0.77% -0.04%
2063 -0.74% -0.06%
2062 -0.75% -0.06%
2061 -0.74% -0.06%
2060 -0.73% -0.07%
2059 -0.71% -0.06%
2058 -0.72% -0.06%
2057 -0.7% -0.06%
2056 -0.68% -0.07%
2055 -0.7% -0.06%
2054 -0.66% -0.05%
2053 -0.7% -0.04%
2052 -0.68% -0.04%
2051 -0.67% -0.02%
2050 -0.67% -0.01%
2049 -0.66% 0.002%
2048 -0.66% 0.02%
2047 -0.65% 0.03%
2046 -0.64% 0.04%
2045 -0.64% 0.06%
2044 -0.66% 0.07%
2043 -0.67% 0.09%
2042 -0.66% 0.09%
2041 -0.68% 0.09%
2040 -0.69% 0.1%
2039 -0.66% 0.11%
2038 -0.67% 0.13%
2037 -0.67% 0.13%
2036 -0.68% 0.13%
2035 -0.66% 0.13%
2034 -0.67% 0.13%
2033 -0.66% 0.13%
2032 -0.68% 0.13%
2031 -0.68% 0.13%
2030 -0.69% 0.14%
2029 -0.68% 0.13%
2028 -0.67% 0.14%
2027 -0.72% 0.14%
2026 -0.73% 0.15%
2025 -0.71% 0.16%
2024 2.33% 0.26%
2023 -0.17% 0.28%
2022 0.23% 0.5%
2021 0.03% 0.36%
2020 -0.03% 0.33%
2019 -0.22% 0.33%
2018 -0.35% 0.36%
2017 -0.43% 0.29%
2016 -0.41% 0.26%
2015 -0.31% 0.36%
2014 -0.27% 0.48%
2013 -0.07% 0.52%
2012 -0.13% 0.48%
2011 -0.56% 0.48%
2010 -0.69% 0.49%
2009 -0.68% 0.51%
2008 -0.65% 0.56%
2007 -0.63% 0.62%
2006 -0.61% 0.7%
2005 -0.58% 0.75%
2004 -0.55% 0.74%
2003 -0.54% 0.71%
2002 -0.37% 0.73%
2001 -0.29% 0.73%
2000 1.7% 0.69%
1999 -1.28% 0.52%
1998 -1.17% 0.37%
1997 -0.99% 0.36%
1996 -0.87% 0.36%
1995 -1.69% 0.36%
1994 -2.57% 0.38%
1993 -3.32% 0.44%
1992 -1.17% 0.5%
1991 1.74% 0.5%
1990 3.17% 0.55%
1989 2.62% 0.6%
1988 0.8% 0.58%
1987 1.02% 0.54%
1986 1.06% 0.51%
1985 1.11% 0.5%
1984 1.03% 0.49%
1983 0.9% 0.54%
1982 0.89% 0.37%
1981 0.9% 0.6%
1980 0.94% 0.54%
1979 2.18% 0.45%
1978 3.43% 0.45%
1977 3.36% 0.47%
1976 2.72% 0.43%
1975 2.13% 0.48%
1974 2.11% 0.66%
1973 2.09% 0.81%
1972 2.05% 0.88%
1971 2.01% 0.95%
1970 2.13% 0.91%
1969 2.4% 0.83%
1968 2.59% 0.77%
1967 2.73% 0.82%
1966 2.86% 0.87%
1965 3% 0.96%
1964 3.12% 1.07%
1963 3.23% 1.01%
1962 3.33% 1.01%
1961 3.42% 1.04%

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/france | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Armenia France
Current population
2989841
68788006
Population rank 137/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.83%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
2.93 minutes
One birth every
14.4 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
21.6 minutes
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +190 +491
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 152/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +91,737
Net migration rank 162/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 91,737
2024 - -29,966 - 90,527
2023 12,153 75,000 47,860 91,862
2022 9,799 38,001 54,547 179,377
2021 2,370 -19,457 74,627 131,465
2020 296 -13,046 67,602 145,593
2019 10,072 -14,330 141,503 71,972
2018 10,688 -13,129 147,749 132,925
2017 10,428 -14,180 160,604 102,984
2016 12,269 -14,697 193,500 15,548
2015 13,821 -15,225 206,300 -345
2014 15,371 -15,745 265,248 52,342
2013 14,505 -16,265 244,192 116,297
2012 14,818 -16,782 256,065 103,287
2011 15,442 -17,296 280,966 70,178
2010 16,746 -30,009 286,116 52,644
2009 16,863 -30,357 278,238 58,032
2008 13,583 -29,732 283,250 79,528
2007 13,362 -29,980 288,076 91,973
2006 10,320 -29,921 305,387 132,512
2005 11,013 -29,921 271,677 191,417
2004 11,710 -30,103 282,185 200,629
2003 9,866 -29,616 230,325 195,616
2002 6,719 -27,792 253,430 191,373
2001 8,030 -51,303 263,867 179,476
2000 9,985 -52,780 268,042 171,637
1999 10,452 -51,871 229,907 169,448
1998 14,357 -55,171 222,705 20,216
1997 16,685 -51,640 215,885 -15,255
1996 21,092 -51,023 221,092 -21,463
1995 22,452 -50,223 220,303 -17,128
1994 26,271 -112,569 201,704 -4,232
1993 35,818 -126,963 224,592 16,892
1992 50,346 -196,270 229,502 61,964
1991 56,269 5,422 234,216 35,201
1990 59,893 2,122 238,870 43,323
1989 57,520 98,517 243,361 82,052
1988 33,232 -13,325 247,672 69,935
1987 60,176 -26,879 251,971 59,890
1986 61,771 -27,727 250,606 51,642
1985 62,499 -27,710 249,328 66,149
1984 62,124 -25,143 248,086 76,175
1983 61,028 -31,993 235,655 88,166
1982 58,617 -30,862 234,389 81,084
1981 56,323 -28,487 222,414 69,365
1980 54,128 -26,099 210,042 54,718
1979 52,452 -22,659 208,923 34,295
1978 48,326 53,277 213,462 18,692
1977 45,320 53,042 217,946 44,918
1976 41,948 49,014 227,776 59,515
1975 40,217 17,829 248,413 16,139
1974 38,392 17,995 268,733 26,203
1973 37,355 17,425 282,979 103,910
1972 36,943 15,836 296,589 101,223
1971 36,590 14,094 309,747 144,321
1970 36,045 12,700 322,444 182,941
1969 37,333 17,128 329,831 160,403
1968 38,118 20,855 337,346 113,115
1967 38,674 22,014 339,843 63,018
1966 39,842 22,131 352,181 96,097
1965 42,271 20,809 354,132 82,879
1964 44,886 19,028 360,631 163,039
1963 48,058 16,252 361,694 190,925
1962 50,461 13,898 358,082 141,634
1961 51,957 12,102 354,504 128,618
1960 51,675 11,827 346,115 143,032

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

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

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 France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

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
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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