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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 12 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Armenia vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Ghana
2100 1,726,155 68,131,252
2099 1,738,442 68,021,644
2098 1,750,778 67,902,002
2097 1,763,118 67,772,694
2096 1,775,426 67,638,801
2095 1,787,824 67,494,855
2094 1,800,498 67,339,471
2093 1,813,303 67,176,337
2092 1,826,180 67,005,259
2091 1,839,379 66,817,473
2090 1,852,808 66,618,611
2089 1,866,467 66,408,323
2088 1,880,473 66,186,701
2087 1,894,917 65,950,524
2086 1,909,962 65,712,980
2085 1,925,201 65,464,770
2084 1,940,818 65,209,090
2083 1,956,741 64,935,455
2082 1,973,327 64,651,183
2081 1,990,252 64,355,091
2080 2,007,426 64,047,069
2079 2,024,836 63,730,285
2078 2,042,672 63,397,338
2077 2,060,623 63,059,578
2076 2,078,608 62,711,928
2075 2,097,177 62,350,445
2074 2,115,982 61,987,133
2073 2,135,035 61,616,792
2072 2,154,014 61,239,369
2071 2,172,852 60,847,204
2070 2,191,664 60,454,501
2069 2,210,468 60,053,700
2068 2,229,358 59,639,035
2067 2,247,986 59,215,226
2066 2,266,479 58,786,613
2065 2,284,877 58,353,059
2064 2,302,956 57,904,896
2063 2,320,865 57,451,482
2062 2,338,236 56,986,329
2061 2,355,877 56,511,652
2060 2,373,382 56,031,122
2059 2,390,915 55,540,726
2058 2,407,952 55,042,478
2057 2,425,439 54,535,407
2056 2,442,510 54,018,018
2055 2,459,310 53,492,136
2054 2,476,652 52,959,604
2053 2,492,983 52,417,582
2052 2,510,452 51,869,801
2051 2,527,737 51,311,110
2050 2,544,715 50,740,453
2049 2,561,834 50,163,262
2048 2,578,975 49,577,819
2047 2,596,116 48,982,219
2046 2,613,159 48,383,052
2045 2,630,081 47,776,375
2044 2,646,916 47,163,926
2043 2,664,391 46,548,210
2042 2,682,314 45,925,724
2041 2,700,161 45,300,725
2040 2,718,522 44,669,515
2039 2,737,359 44,038,043
2038 2,755,417 43,402,009
2037 2,773,864 42,760,604
2036 2,792,492 42,120,700
2035 2,811,595 41,478,927
2034 2,830,390 40,831,962
2033 2,849,539 40,184,070
2032 2,868,514 39,540,131
2031 2,888,255 38,900,194
2030 2,908,073 38,258,832
2029 2,928,347 37,623,609
2028 2,948,331 36,986,250
2027 2,968,352 36,349,705
2026 2,989,841 35,713,042
2025 3,011,956 35,071,292
2024 3,033,500 34,427,414
2023 2,964,300 33,787,914
2022 2,969,200 33,149,152
2021 2,962,300 32,518,665
2020 2,961,500 31,887,809
2019 2,962,500 31,258,945
2018 2,969,000 30,637,585
2017 2,979,400 30,008,354
2016 2,992,300 29,356,742
2015 3,004,600 28,696,068
2014 3,013,800 28,041,592
2013 3,022,000 27,386,193
2012 3,024,100 26,734,268
2011 3,027,900 26,095,088
2010 3,044,800 25,474,995
2009 3,066,000 24,862,664
2008 3,087,100 24,249,946
2007 3,107,400 23,642,279
2006 3,127,100 23,040,702
2005 3,146,400 22,449,438
2004 3,164,900 21,868,298
2003 3,182,500 21,296,705
2002 3,199,800 20,729,388
2001 3,211,800 20,167,069
2000 3,221,100 19,637,087
1999 3,167,286 19,149,864
1998 3,208,401 18,688,036
1997 3,246,289 18,238,958
1996 3,278,735 17,810,181
1995 3,307,581 17,399,017
1994 3,364,610 16,993,190
1993 3,453,332 16,589,519
1992 3,571,861 16,184,855
1991 3,613,977 15,787,496
1990 3,552,128 15,394,648
1989 3,443,100 15,006,813
1988 3,355,125 14,636,568
1987 3,328,520 14,289,108
1986 3,294,847 13,965,217
1985 3,260,432 13,661,229
1984 3,224,547 13,370,590
1983 3,191,539 13,029,836
1982 3,163,144 12,643,819
1981 3,135,349 12,281,712
1980 3,107,415 11,941,448
1979 3,078,501 11,597,255
1978 3,012,807 11,248,450
1977 2,912,827 10,911,871
1976 2,818,165 10,594,913
1975 2,743,660 10,294,308
1974 2,686,445 10,000,523
1973 2,630,860 9,714,617
1972 2,577,079 9,438,187
1971 2,525,345 9,176,264
1970 2,475,633 8,925,813
1969 2,424,030 8,690,383
1968 2,367,319 8,475,729
1967 2,307,492 8,271,913
1966 2,246,159 8,074,521
1965 2,183,635 7,882,606
1964 2,120,135 7,695,739
1963 2,056,023 7,514,714
1962 1,991,689 7,337,375
1961 1,927,484 7,162,667
1960 1,863,705 6,961,215

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/ghana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M 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
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Ghana
2100 -0.71% 0.16%
2099 -0.7% 0.18%
2098 -0.7% 0.19%
2097 -0.69% 0.2%
2096 -0.69% 0.21%
2095 -0.7% 0.23%
2094 -0.71% 0.24%
2093 -0.71% 0.26%
2092 -0.72% 0.28%
2091 -0.72% 0.3%
2090 -0.73% 0.32%
2089 -0.74% 0.33%
2088 -0.76% 0.36%
2087 -0.79% 0.36%
2086 -0.79% 0.38%
2085 -0.8% 0.39%
2084 -0.81% 0.42%
2083 -0.84% 0.44%
2082 -0.85% 0.46%
2081 -0.86% 0.48%
2080 -0.86% 0.5%
2079 -0.87% 0.53%
2078 -0.87% 0.54%
2077 -0.87% 0.55%
2076 -0.89% 0.58%
2075 -0.89% 0.59%
2074 -0.89% 0.6%
2073 -0.88% 0.62%
2072 -0.87% 0.64%
2071 -0.86% 0.65%
2070 -0.85% 0.67%
2069 -0.85% 0.7%
2068 -0.83% 0.72%
2067 -0.82% 0.73%
2066 -0.81% 0.74%
2065 -0.79% 0.77%
2064 -0.77% 0.79%
2063 -0.74% 0.82%
2062 -0.75% 0.84%
2061 -0.74% 0.86%
2060 -0.73% 0.88%
2059 -0.71% 0.91%
2058 -0.72% 0.93%
2057 -0.7% 0.96%
2056 -0.68% 0.98%
2055 -0.7% 1.01%
2054 -0.66% 1.03%
2053 -0.7% 1.06%
2052 -0.68% 1.09%
2051 -0.67% 1.12%
2050 -0.67% 1.15%
2049 -0.66% 1.18%
2048 -0.66% 1.22%
2047 -0.65% 1.24%
2046 -0.64% 1.27%
2045 -0.64% 1.3%
2044 -0.66% 1.32%
2043 -0.67% 1.36%
2042 -0.66% 1.38%
2041 -0.68% 1.41%
2040 -0.69% 1.43%
2039 -0.66% 1.47%
2038 -0.67% 1.5%
2037 -0.67% 1.52%
2036 -0.68% 1.55%
2035 -0.66% 1.58%
2034 -0.67% 1.61%
2033 -0.66% 1.63%
2032 -0.68% 1.65%
2031 -0.68% 1.68%
2030 -0.69% 1.69%
2029 -0.68% 1.72%
2028 -0.67% 1.75%
2027 -0.72% 1.78%
2026 -0.73% 1.83%
2025 -0.71% 1.87%
2024 2.33% 1.89%
2023 -0.17% 1.93%
2022 0.23% 1.94%
2021 0.03% 1.98%
2020 -0.03% 2.01%
2019 -0.22% 2.03%
2018 -0.35% 2.1%
2017 -0.43% 2.22%
2016 -0.41% 2.3%
2015 -0.31% 2.33%
2014 -0.27% 2.39%
2013 -0.07% 2.44%
2012 -0.13% 2.45%
2011 -0.56% 2.43%
2010 -0.69% 2.46%
2009 -0.68% 2.53%
2008 -0.65% 2.57%
2007 -0.63% 2.61%
2006 -0.61% 2.63%
2005 -0.58% 2.66%
2004 -0.55% 2.68%
2003 -0.54% 2.74%
2002 -0.37% 2.79%
2001 -0.29% 2.7%
2000 1.7% 2.54%
1999 -1.28% 2.47%
1998 -1.17% 2.46%
1997 -0.99% 2.41%
1996 -0.87% 2.36%
1995 -1.69% 2.39%
1994 -2.57% 2.43%
1993 -3.32% 2.5%
1992 -1.17% 2.52%
1991 1.74% 2.55%
1990 3.17% 2.58%
1989 2.62% 2.53%
1988 0.8% 2.43%
1987 1.02% 2.32%
1986 1.06% 2.23%
1985 1.11% 2.17%
1984 1.03% 2.62%
1983 0.9% 3.05%
1982 0.89% 2.95%
1981 0.9% 2.85%
1980 0.94% 2.97%
1979 2.18% 3.1%
1978 3.43% 3.08%
1977 3.36% 2.99%
1976 2.72% 2.92%
1975 2.13% 2.94%
1974 2.11% 2.94%
1973 2.09% 2.93%
1972 2.05% 2.85%
1971 2.01% 2.81%
1970 2.13% 2.71%
1969 2.4% 2.53%
1968 2.59% 2.46%
1967 2.73% 2.44%
1966 2.86% 2.43%
1965 3% 2.43%
1964 3.12% 2.41%
1963 3.23% 2.42%
1962 3.33% 2.44%
1961 3.42% 2.89%

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/ghana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Armenia Ghana
Current population
2989841
35885254
Population rank 137/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.43%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
49.3 seconds
One birth every
14.4 minutes
35.5 seconds
One death every
21.6 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 57/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 -17,079
Net migration rank 162/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - -17,079
2024 - -29,966 - -13,114
2023 12,153 75,000 651,094 -10,003
2022 9,799 38,001 646,441 -10,003
2021 2,370 -19,457 635,805 -11,259
2020 296 -13,046 637,469 -291
2019 10,072 -14,330 642,403 -21,857
2018 10,688 -13,129 641,551 -19,375
2017 10,428 -14,180 641,218 -4,913
2016 12,269 -14,697 659,910 7,009
2015 13,821 -15,225 667,729 -13,306
2014 15,371 -15,745 660,829 -6,312
2013 14,505 -16,265 658,638 -2,377
2012 14,818 -16,782 646,595 1,005
2011 15,442 -17,296 631,501 -720
2010 16,746 -30,009 613,133 -3,726
2009 16,863 -30,357 592,825 22,416
2008 13,583 -29,732 579,695 30,506
2007 13,362 -29,980 572,332 32,813
2006 10,320 -29,921 569,474 28,536
2005 11,013 -29,921 563,234 21,272
2004 11,710 -30,103 543,339 34,433
2003 9,866 -29,616 536,656 28,768
2002 6,719 -27,792 528,620 40,573
2001 8,030 -51,303 519,382 36,050
2000 9,985 -52,780 508,738 -4,206
1999 10,452 -51,871 487,210 -17,304
1998 14,357 -55,171 471,313 -17,564
1997 16,685 -51,640 459,822 -15,409
1996 21,092 -51,023 450,259 -37,113
1995 22,452 -50,223 451,748 -42,558
1994 26,271 -112,569 449,589 -47,120
1993 35,818 -126,963 454,669 -49,792
1992 50,346 -196,270 452,156 -47,736
1991 56,269 5,422 448,159 -57,878
1990 59,893 2,122 442,211 -46,789
1989 57,520 98,517 432,541 -52,293
1988 33,232 -13,325 425,031 -64,810
1987 60,176 -26,879 419,328 -84,648
1986 61,771 -27,727 411,191 -98,099
1985 62,499 -27,710 401,722 -106,855
1984 62,124 -25,143 392,053 -105,655
1983 61,028 -31,993 379,846 15,276
1982 58,617 -30,862 369,061 7,863
1981 56,323 -28,487 359,572 -12,296
1980 54,128 -26,099 346,816 -13,564
1979 52,452 -22,659 334,848 20,291
1978 48,326 53,277 324,428 18,041
1977 45,320 53,042 315,429 15,243
1976 41,948 49,014 305,769 -2,528
1975 40,217 17,829 298,267 -292
1974 38,392 17,995 290,796 -1,197
1973 37,355 17,425 283,385 -1,168
1972 36,943 15,836 275,236 -4,589
1971 36,590 14,094 265,442 -12,238
1970 36,045 12,700 257,938 -10,233
1969 37,333 17,128 251,925 -28,752
1968 38,118 20,855 242,821 -36,683
1967 38,674 22,014 237,156 -35,666
1966 39,842 22,131 231,440 -38,143
1965 42,271 20,809 229,061 -38,519
1964 44,886 19,028 226,685 -43,480
1963 48,058 16,252 225,367 -46,516
1962 50,461 13,898 223,842 -48,017
1961 51,957 12,102 222,372 -48,777
1960 51,675 11,827 217,134 12,181

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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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