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

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 35,064,272 people in Ghana in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 36,032,857 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 11.8 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th 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 +0.22% per year vs +2.05% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 36M (56.4% growth).

Armenia vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Ghana
2100 1,768,991 68,117,614
2099 1,781,582 68,008,028
2098 1,794,224 67,888,410
2097 1,806,871 67,759,128
2096 1,819,484 67,625,262
2095 1,832,190 67,481,344
2094 1,845,178 67,325,992
2093 1,858,301 67,162,890
2092 1,871,498 66,991,846
2091 1,885,024 66,804,098
2090 1,898,786 66,605,276
2089 1,912,784 66,395,029
2088 1,927,138 66,173,453
2087 1,941,940 65,937,323
2086 1,957,359 65,699,827
2085 1,972,976 65,451,666
2084 1,988,981 65,196,037
2083 2,005,298 64,922,457
2082 2,022,296 64,638,242
2081 2,039,641 64,342,209
2080 2,057,242 64,034,249
2079 2,075,083 63,717,528
2078 2,093,363 63,384,648
2077 2,111,758 63,046,955
2076 2,130,190 62,699,375
2075 2,149,220 62,337,964
2074 2,168,491 61,974,725
2073 2,188,017 61,604,458
2072 2,207,467 61,227,111
2071 2,226,772 60,835,024
2070 2,246,052 60,442,399
2069 2,265,322 60,041,679
2068 2,284,681 59,627,097
2067 2,303,771 59,203,373
2066 2,322,723 58,774,846
2065 2,341,577 58,341,378
2064 2,360,105 57,893,305
2063 2,378,458 57,439,982
2062 2,396,260 56,974,922
2061 2,414,339 56,500,340
2060 2,432,279 56,019,906
2059 2,450,247 55,529,609
2058 2,467,707 55,031,460
2057 2,485,628 54,524,491
2056 2,503,122 54,007,205
2055 2,520,339 53,481,428
2054 2,538,112 52,949,003
2053 2,554,847 52,407,089
2052 2,572,750 51,859,418
2051 2,590,464 51,300,839
2050 2,607,864 50,730,296
2049 2,625,407 50,153,221
2048 2,642,974 49,567,895
2047 2,660,540 48,972,414
2046 2,678,006 48,373,367
2045 2,695,348 47,766,811
2044 2,712,601 47,154,486
2043 2,730,509 46,538,892
2042 2,748,877 45,916,531
2041 2,767,167 45,291,657
2040 2,785,984 44,660,573
2039 2,805,288 44,029,228
2038 2,823,794 43,393,321
2037 2,842,699 42,752,045
2036 2,861,789 42,112,269
2035 2,881,366 41,470,624
2034 2,900,627 40,823,789
2033 2,920,252 40,176,026
2032 2,939,698 39,532,216
2031 2,959,929 38,892,407
2030 2,980,238 38,251,174
2029 3,001,015 37,616,078
2028 3,021,496 36,978,847
2027 3,042,013 36,342,429
2026 3,064,036 35,705,894
2025 3,086,700 35,064,272
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,676,115 people (a 22.7% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th 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 2,607,864 people with a rank change from 136th to 142nd. The population of Ghana will increase by 40.8% to 50,730,296 people and rank change from 46th to 43rd.

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 1.77M 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 1.75% 1.85%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Armenia grew by 1.75%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Armenia Ghana
Current population
3064036
36032857
Population rank 136/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.43%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
49.7 seconds
One birth every
15.6 minutes
35.3 seconds
One death every
20.6 minutes
2.18 minutes
Daily growth/decline +146 +1,745
Annual growth/decline +53,200 +636,858
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 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 8,190 -29,966 651,057 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 81.1% of the population change in Armenia is from natural causes (a gain of 90,086 people) and 18.9% is from migration (a loss of 21,029 people). In Ghana 98.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,474,677 people) and 1.48% is from migration (a loss of 97,112 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
Armavir 38.6K
Kapan 32.8K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 12.9K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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