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

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 4,865,298 people in Kuwait in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 4,981,316 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • Kuwait's population is 1.63 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +2.64% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 4.98M (110.7% growth).

Armenia vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Kuwait
2100 1,768,991 9,334,340
2099 1,781,582 9,260,081
2098 1,794,224 9,186,463
2097 1,806,871 9,113,170
2096 1,819,484 9,040,141
2095 1,832,190 8,967,450
2094 1,845,178 8,895,114
2093 1,858,301 8,823,113
2092 1,871,498 8,751,505
2091 1,885,024 8,680,321
2090 1,898,786 8,609,595
2089 1,912,784 8,539,136
2088 1,927,138 8,469,109
2087 1,941,940 8,399,564
2086 1,957,359 8,330,533
2085 1,972,976 8,261,971
2084 1,988,981 8,193,896
2083 2,005,298 8,126,269
2082 2,022,296 8,059,106
2081 2,039,641 7,992,347
2080 2,057,242 7,926,024
2079 2,075,083 7,860,286
2078 2,093,363 7,795,005
2077 2,111,758 7,730,203
2076 2,130,190 7,665,903
2075 2,149,220 7,602,169
2074 2,168,491 7,538,993
2073 2,188,017 7,476,318
2072 2,207,467 7,414,183
2071 2,226,772 7,352,798
2070 2,246,052 7,292,103
2069 2,265,322 7,231,928
2068 2,284,681 7,172,407
2067 2,303,771 7,113,525
2066 2,322,723 7,055,300
2065 2,341,577 6,997,659
2064 2,360,105 6,940,617
2063 2,378,458 6,883,966
2062 2,396,260 6,827,893
2061 2,414,339 6,772,426
2060 2,432,279 6,717,567
2059 2,450,247 6,663,194
2058 2,467,707 6,609,283
2057 2,485,628 6,555,790
2056 2,503,122 6,502,807
2055 2,520,339 6,450,126
2054 2,538,112 6,397,735
2053 2,554,847 6,345,468
2052 2,572,750 6,293,294
2051 2,590,464 6,241,127
2050 2,607,864 6,188,892
2049 2,625,407 6,136,684
2048 2,642,974 6,084,369
2047 2,660,540 6,032,063
2046 2,678,006 5,979,700
2045 2,695,348 5,927,211
2044 2,712,601 5,874,608
2043 2,730,509 5,822,127
2042 2,748,877 5,769,628
2041 2,767,167 5,717,337
2040 2,785,984 5,665,332
2039 2,805,288 5,613,613
2038 2,823,794 5,562,201
2037 2,842,699 5,511,310
2036 2,861,789 5,460,951
2035 2,881,366 5,411,185
2034 2,900,627 5,362,082
2033 2,920,252 5,313,716
2032 2,939,698 5,266,162
2031 2,959,929 5,219,420
2030 2,980,238 5,173,547
2029 3,001,015 5,125,419
2028 3,021,496 5,073,776
2027 3,042,013 5,015,009
2026 3,064,036 4,945,732
2025 3,086,700 4,865,298
2024 3,033,500 4,897,263
2023 2,964,300 4,853,420
2022 2,969,200 4,589,643
2021 2,962,300 4,360,865
2020 2,961,500 4,400,267
2019 2,962,500 4,442,316
2018 2,969,000 4,323,515
2017 2,979,400 4,154,812
2016 2,992,300 4,004,096
2015 3,004,600 3,834,574
2014 3,013,800 3,665,876
2013 3,022,000 3,507,844
2012 3,024,100 3,337,109
2011 3,027,900 3,132,814
2010 3,044,800 2,943,372
2009 3,066,000 2,795,484
2008 3,087,100 2,651,421
2007 3,107,400 2,507,887
2006 3,127,100 2,364,733
2005 3,146,400 2,236,788
2004 3,164,900 2,157,320
2003 3,182,500 2,109,881
2002 3,199,800 2,059,974
2001 3,211,800 2,008,121
2000 3,221,100 1,954,709
1999 3,167,286 1,900,030
1998 3,208,401 1,844,302
1997 3,246,289 1,787,683
1996 3,278,735 1,730,246
1995 3,307,581 1,681,513
1994 3,364,610 1,664,361
1993 3,453,332 1,672,151
1992 3,571,861 1,634,961
1991 3,613,977 1,351,399
1990 3,552,128 1,684,819
1989 3,443,100 2,217,468
1988 3,355,125 2,134,707
1987 3,328,520 2,052,994
1986 3,294,847 1,972,520
1985 3,260,432 1,894,242
1984 3,224,547 1,820,688
1983 3,191,539 1,744,295
1982 3,163,144 1,662,480
1981 3,135,349 1,583,426
1980 3,107,415 1,504,782
1979 3,078,501 1,423,514
1978 3,012,807 1,340,319
1977 2,912,827 1,258,023
1976 2,818,165 1,178,711
1975 2,743,660 1,104,863
1974 2,686,445 1,038,346
1973 2,630,860 977,654
1972 2,577,079 920,352
1971 2,525,345 865,076
1970 2,475,633 809,114
1969 2,424,030 749,452
1968 2,367,319 687,716
1967 2,307,492 628,089
1966 2,246,159 572,590
1965 2,183,635 521,174
1964 2,120,135 473,115
1963 2,056,023 427,694
1962 1,991,689 384,995
1961 1,927,484 345,945
1960 1,863,705 311,060

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/kuwait | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.2% to 6,188,892 people and rank change from 127th to 119th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.33M 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
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Kuwait
2100 -0.71% 0.8%
2099 -0.7% 0.8%
2098 -0.7% 0.8%
2097 -0.69% 0.81%
2096 -0.69% 0.81%
2095 -0.7% 0.81%
2094 -0.71% 0.82%
2093 -0.71% 0.82%
2092 -0.72% 0.82%
2091 -0.72% 0.82%
2090 -0.73% 0.83%
2089 -0.74% 0.83%
2088 -0.76% 0.83%
2087 -0.79% 0.83%
2086 -0.79% 0.83%
2085 -0.8% 0.83%
2084 -0.81% 0.83%
2083 -0.84% 0.83%
2082 -0.85% 0.84%
2081 -0.86% 0.84%
2080 -0.86% 0.84%
2079 -0.87% 0.84%
2078 -0.87% 0.84%
2077 -0.87% 0.84%
2076 -0.89% 0.84%
2075 -0.89% 0.84%
2074 -0.89% 0.84%
2073 -0.88% 0.84%
2072 -0.87% 0.83%
2071 -0.86% 0.83%
2070 -0.85% 0.83%
2069 -0.85% 0.83%
2068 -0.83% 0.83%
2067 -0.82% 0.83%
2066 -0.81% 0.82%
2065 -0.79% 0.82%
2064 -0.77% 0.82%
2063 -0.74% 0.82%
2062 -0.75% 0.82%
2061 -0.74% 0.82%
2060 -0.73% 0.82%
2059 -0.71% 0.82%
2058 -0.72% 0.82%
2057 -0.7% 0.81%
2056 -0.68% 0.82%
2055 -0.7% 0.82%
2054 -0.66% 0.82%
2053 -0.7% 0.83%
2052 -0.68% 0.84%
2051 -0.67% 0.84%
2050 -0.67% 0.85%
2049 -0.66% 0.86%
2048 -0.66% 0.87%
2047 -0.65% 0.88%
2046 -0.64% 0.89%
2045 -0.64% 0.9%
2044 -0.66% 0.9%
2043 -0.67% 0.91%
2042 -0.66% 0.91%
2041 -0.68% 0.92%
2040 -0.69% 0.92%
2039 -0.66% 0.92%
2038 -0.67% 0.92%
2037 -0.67% 0.92%
2036 -0.68% 0.92%
2035 -0.66% 0.92%
2034 -0.67% 0.91%
2033 -0.66% 0.9%
2032 -0.68% 0.9%
2031 -0.68% 0.89%
2030 -0.69% 0.94%
2029 -0.68% 1.02%
2028 -0.67% 1.17%
2027 -0.72% 1.4%
2026 -0.73% 1.65%
2025 1.75% -0.65%
2024 2.33% 0.9%
2023 -0.17% 5.75%
2022 0.23% 5.25%
2021 0.03% -0.9%
2020 -0.03% -0.95%
2019 -0.22% 2.75%
2018 -0.35% 4.06%
2017 -0.43% 3.76%
2016 -0.41% 4.42%
2015 -0.31% 4.6%
2014 -0.27% 4.51%
2013 -0.07% 5.12%
2012 -0.13% 6.52%
2011 -0.56% 6.44%
2010 -0.69% 5.29%
2009 -0.68% 5.43%
2008 -0.65% 5.72%
2007 -0.63% 6.05%
2006 -0.61% 5.72%
2005 -0.58% 3.68%
2004 -0.55% 2.25%
2003 -0.54% 2.42%
2002 -0.37% 2.58%
2001 -0.29% 2.73%
2000 1.7% 2.88%
1999 -1.28% 3.02%
1998 -1.17% 3.17%
1997 -0.99% 3.32%
1996 -0.87% 2.9%
1995 -1.69% 1.03%
1994 -2.57% -0.47%
1993 -3.32% 2.27%
1992 -1.17% 21%
1991 1.74% -19.8%
1990 3.17% -24%
1989 2.62% 3.88%
1988 0.8% 3.98%
1987 1.02% 4.08%
1986 1.06% 4.13%
1985 1.11% 4.04%
1984 1.03% 4.38%
1983 0.9% 4.92%
1982 0.89% 4.99%
1981 0.9% 5.23%
1980 0.94% 5.71%
1979 2.18% 6.21%
1978 3.43% 6.54%
1977 3.36% 6.73%
1976 2.72% 6.68%
1975 2.13% 6.41%
1974 2.11% 6.21%
1973 2.09% 6.23%
1972 2.05% 6.39%
1971 2.01% 6.92%
1970 2.13% 7.96%
1969 2.4% 8.98%
1968 2.59% 9.49%
1967 2.73% 9.69%
1966 2.86% 9.87%
1965 3% 10.2%
1964 3.12% 10.6%
1963 3.23% 11.1%
1962 3.33% 11.3%
1961 3.42% 11.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Armenia grew by 1.75%, while Kuwait's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Armenia Kuwait
Current population
3064036
4981316
Population rank 136/197 127/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.06%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
16.5 minutes
One birth every
15.6 minutes
10.7 minutes
One death every
20.6 minutes
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline +146 -88
Annual growth/decline +53,200 -31,965
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 188/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +42,775
Net migration rank 162/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 42,775
2024 8,190 -29,966 41,627 61,624
2023 12,153 75,000 42,568 50,008
2022 9,799 38,001 41,752 368,560
2021 2,370 -19,457 42,057 19,678
2020 296 -13,046 41,083 -168,379
2019 10,072 -14,330 46,268 181
2018 10,688 -13,129 47,222 145,973
2017 10,428 -14,180 51,498 92,717
2016 12,269 -14,697 51,397 105,818
2015 13,821 -15,225 52,127 129,695
2014 15,371 -15,745 54,673 100,891
2013 14,505 -16,265 52,666 107,821
2012 14,818 -16,782 53,181 127,777
2011 15,442 -17,296 50,733 176,732
2010 16,746 -30,009 49,838 101,566
2009 16,863 -30,357 48,879 95,483
2008 13,583 -29,732 47,505 96,268
2007 13,362 -29,980 46,539 96,765
2006 10,320 -29,921 45,911 97,087
2005 11,013 -29,921 45,243 67,638
2004 11,710 -30,103 44,341 1,713
2003 9,866 -29,616 42,934 5,895
2002 6,719 -27,792 41,651 9,335
2001 8,030 -51,303 40,662 12,055
2000 9,985 -52,780 39,811 14,296
1999 10,452 -51,871 39,342 15,912
1998 14,357 -55,171 39,324 16,878
1997 16,685 -51,640 39,581 17,457
1996 21,092 -51,023 39,920 17,914
1995 22,452 -50,223 39,198 438
1994 26,271 -112,569 36,533 -41,862
1993 35,818 -126,963 33,239 -43,501
1992 50,346 -196,270 32,016 52,620
1991 56,269 5,422 21,867 460,628
1990 59,893 2,122 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 57,520 98,517 49,390 34,643
1988 33,232 -13,325 50,037 31,455
1987 60,176 -26,879 50,690 31,243
1986 61,771 -27,727 51,824 27,187
1985 62,499 -27,710 51,772 25,777
1984 62,124 -25,143 52,539 17,020
1983 61,028 -31,993 51,460 31,758
1982 58,617 -30,862 49,981 30,437
1981 56,323 -28,487 48,098 29,600
1980 54,128 -26,099 47,096 32,483
1979 52,452 -22,659 45,569 37,383
1978 48,326 53,277 44,277 39,159
1977 45,320 53,042 42,922 38,225
1976 41,948 49,014 41,439 36,050
1975 40,217 17,829 39,295 30,909
1974 38,392 17,995 37,425 25,398
1973 37,355 17,425 35,741 22,830
1972 36,943 15,836 34,045 21,984
1971 36,590 14,094 32,339 22,182
1970 36,045 12,700 30,789 26,614
1969 37,333 17,128 28,774 33,143
1968 38,118 20,855 26,161 35,399
1967 38,674 22,014 23,520 34,177
1966 39,842 22,131 20,914 32,383
1965 42,271 20,809 18,952 30,580
1964 44,886 19,028 17,064 29,537
1963 48,058 16,252 15,357 28,889
1962 50,461 13,898 13,730 27,417
1961 51,957 12,102 12,327 24,618
1960 51,675 11,827 11,054 21,769

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/kuwait | 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 Kuwait 36.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 457,599 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 805,875 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

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
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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