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

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 1,847,785 people in Latvia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 1,826,986 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Armenia's population is 1.68 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs -0.69% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.6% decline).

Armenia vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Latvia
2100 1,768,991 922,007
2099 1,781,582 931,466
2098 1,794,224 940,927
2097 1,806,871 950,258
2096 1,819,484 959,655
2095 1,832,190 968,997
2094 1,845,178 978,324
2093 1,858,301 987,606
2092 1,871,498 996,982
2091 1,885,024 1,006,431
2090 1,898,786 1,015,921
2089 1,912,784 1,025,435
2088 1,927,138 1,035,083
2087 1,941,940 1,044,938
2086 1,957,359 1,054,879
2085 1,972,976 1,064,880
2084 1,988,981 1,075,183
2083 2,005,298 1,085,772
2082 2,022,296 1,096,487
2081 2,039,641 1,107,392
2080 2,057,242 1,118,511
2079 2,075,083 1,129,885
2078 2,093,363 1,141,268
2077 2,111,758 1,152,706
2076 2,130,190 1,164,352
2075 2,149,220 1,176,176
2074 2,168,491 1,188,082
2073 2,188,017 1,199,974
2072 2,207,467 1,211,961
2071 2,226,772 1,224,298
2070 2,246,052 1,236,755
2069 2,265,322 1,249,300
2068 2,284,681 1,262,278
2067 2,303,771 1,275,443
2066 2,322,723 1,288,533
2065 2,341,577 1,302,103
2064 2,360,105 1,315,729
2063 2,378,458 1,329,295
2062 2,396,260 1,342,898
2061 2,414,339 1,356,597
2060 2,432,279 1,370,646
2059 2,450,247 1,384,579
2058 2,467,707 1,398,610
2057 2,485,628 1,412,764
2056 2,503,122 1,426,866
2055 2,520,339 1,440,673
2054 2,538,112 1,454,475
2053 2,554,847 1,468,103
2052 2,572,750 1,481,591
2051 2,590,464 1,494,244
2050 2,607,864 1,506,958
2049 2,625,407 1,519,679
2048 2,642,974 1,532,326
2047 2,660,540 1,544,855
2046 2,678,006 1,557,274
2045 2,695,348 1,570,010
2044 2,712,601 1,582,416
2043 2,730,509 1,594,893
2042 2,748,877 1,607,225
2041 2,767,167 1,620,006
2040 2,785,984 1,632,650
2039 2,805,288 1,645,713
2038 2,823,794 1,658,653
2037 2,842,699 1,671,596
2036 2,861,789 1,684,899
2035 2,881,366 1,698,177
2034 2,900,627 1,711,808
2033 2,920,252 1,725,938
2032 2,939,698 1,740,330
2031 2,959,929 1,754,642
2030 2,980,238 1,769,574
2029 3,001,015 1,784,112
2028 3,021,496 1,798,494
2027 3,042,013 1,812,843
2026 3,064,036 1,826,986
2025 3,086,700 1,847,785
2024 3,033,500 1,866,124
2023 2,964,300 1,883,710
2022 2,969,200 1,879,383
2021 2,962,300 1,884,490
2020 2,961,500 1,900,449
2019 2,962,500 1,913,822
2018 2,969,000 1,927,174
2017 2,979,400 1,942,248
2016 2,992,300 1,959,537
2015 3,004,600 1,977,527
2014 3,013,800 1,993,782
2013 3,022,000 2,012,647
2012 3,024,100 2,034,319
2011 3,027,900 2,059,709
2010 3,044,800 2,097,555
2009 3,066,000 2,141,669
2008 3,087,100 2,177,322
2007 3,107,400 2,200,325
2006 3,127,100 2,218,357
2005 3,146,400 2,238,799
2004 3,164,900 2,263,122
2003 3,182,500 2,287,955
2002 3,199,800 2,310,173
2001 3,211,800 2,337,170
2000 3,221,100 2,367,550
1999 3,167,286 2,390,482
1998 3,208,401 2,410,019
1997 3,246,289 2,432,851
1996 3,278,735 2,457,222
1995 3,307,581 2,485,056
1994 3,364,610 2,520,742
1993 3,453,332 2,563,290
1992 3,571,861 2,614,338
1991 3,613,977 2,650,581
1990 3,552,128 2,663,151
1989 3,443,100 2,666,955
1988 3,355,125 2,653,434
1987 3,328,520 2,626,583
1986 3,294,847 2,599,892
1985 3,260,432 2,578,873
1984 3,224,547 2,562,047
1983 3,191,539 2,546,011
1982 3,163,144 2,531,080
1981 3,135,349 2,519,421
1980 3,107,415 2,511,701
1979 3,078,501 2,505,953
1978 3,012,807 2,497,921
1977 2,912,827 2,485,073
1976 2,818,165 2,470,989
1975 2,743,660 2,456,130
1974 2,686,445 2,437,186
1973 2,630,860 2,415,819
1972 2,577,079 2,395,674
1971 2,525,345 2,376,389
1970 2,475,633 2,359,164
1969 2,424,030 2,343,173
1968 2,367,319 2,323,619
1967 2,307,492 2,301,220
1966 2,246,159 2,283,217
1965 2,183,635 2,265,919
1964 2,120,135 2,240,623
1963 2,056,023 2,210,919
1962 1,991,689 2,181,586
1961 1,927,484 2,152,681
1960 1,863,705 2,120,979

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,506,958 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 30.5% of the population in Armenia and 36.3% in Latvia.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Latvia
2100 -0.71% -1.02%
2099 -0.7% -1.01%
2098 -0.7% -0.98%
2097 -0.69% -0.98%
2096 -0.69% -0.96%
2095 -0.7% -0.95%
2094 -0.71% -0.94%
2093 -0.71% -0.94%
2092 -0.72% -0.94%
2091 -0.72% -0.93%
2090 -0.73% -0.93%
2089 -0.74% -0.93%
2088 -0.76% -0.94%
2087 -0.79% -0.94%
2086 -0.79% -0.94%
2085 -0.8% -0.96%
2084 -0.81% -0.98%
2083 -0.84% -0.98%
2082 -0.85% -0.98%
2081 -0.86% -0.99%
2080 -0.86% -1.01%
2079 -0.87% -1%
2078 -0.87% -0.99%
2077 -0.87% -1%
2076 -0.89% -1.01%
2075 -0.89% -1%
2074 -0.89% -0.99%
2073 -0.88% -0.99%
2072 -0.87% -1.01%
2071 -0.86% -1.01%
2070 -0.85% -1%
2069 -0.85% -1.03%
2068 -0.83% -1.03%
2067 -0.82% -1.02%
2066 -0.81% -1.04%
2065 -0.79% -1.04%
2064 -0.77% -1.02%
2063 -0.74% -1.01%
2062 -0.75% -1.01%
2061 -0.74% -1.03%
2060 -0.73% -1.01%
2059 -0.71% -1%
2058 -0.72% -1%
2057 -0.7% -0.99%
2056 -0.68% -0.96%
2055 -0.7% -0.95%
2054 -0.66% -0.93%
2053 -0.7% -0.91%
2052 -0.68% -0.85%
2051 -0.67% -0.84%
2050 -0.67% -0.84%
2049 -0.66% -0.83%
2048 -0.66% -0.81%
2047 -0.65% -0.8%
2046 -0.64% -0.81%
2045 -0.64% -0.78%
2044 -0.66% -0.78%
2043 -0.67% -0.77%
2042 -0.66% -0.79%
2041 -0.68% -0.77%
2040 -0.69% -0.79%
2039 -0.66% -0.78%
2038 -0.67% -0.77%
2037 -0.67% -0.79%
2036 -0.68% -0.78%
2035 -0.66% -0.8%
2034 -0.67% -0.82%
2033 -0.66% -0.83%
2032 -0.68% -0.82%
2031 -0.68% -0.84%
2030 -0.69% -0.81%
2029 -0.68% -0.8%
2028 -0.67% -0.79%
2027 -0.72% -0.77%
2026 -0.73% -1.13%
2025 1.75% -0.98%
2024 2.33% -0.93%
2023 -0.17% 0.23%
2022 0.23% -0.27%
2021 0.03% -0.84%
2020 -0.03% -0.7%
2019 -0.22% -0.69%
2018 -0.35% -0.78%
2017 -0.43% -0.88%
2016 -0.41% -0.91%
2015 -0.31% -0.82%
2014 -0.27% -0.94%
2013 -0.07% -1.07%
2012 -0.13% -1.23%
2011 -0.56% -1.8%
2010 -0.69% -2.06%
2009 -0.68% -1.64%
2008 -0.65% -1.05%
2007 -0.63% -0.81%
2006 -0.61% -0.91%
2005 -0.58% -1.07%
2004 -0.55% -1.09%
2003 -0.54% -0.96%
2002 -0.37% -1.16%
2001 -0.29% -1.28%
2000 1.7% -0.96%
1999 -1.28% -0.81%
1998 -1.17% -0.94%
1997 -0.99% -0.99%
1996 -0.87% -1.12%
1995 -1.69% -1.42%
1994 -2.57% -1.66%
1993 -3.32% -1.95%
1992 -1.17% -1.37%
1991 1.74% -0.47%
1990 3.17% -0.14%
1989 2.62% 0.51%
1988 0.8% 1.02%
1987 1.02% 1.03%
1986 1.06% 0.82%
1985 1.11% 0.66%
1984 1.03% 0.63%
1983 0.9% 0.59%
1982 0.89% 0.46%
1981 0.9% 0.31%
1980 0.94% 0.23%
1979 2.18% 0.32%
1978 3.43% 0.52%
1977 3.36% 0.57%
1976 2.72% 0.6%
1975 2.13% 0.78%
1974 2.11% 0.88%
1973 2.09% 0.84%
1972 2.05% 0.81%
1971 2.01% 0.73%
1970 2.13% 0.68%
1969 2.4% 0.84%
1968 2.59% 0.97%
1967 2.73% 0.79%
1966 2.86% 0.76%
1965 3% 1.13%
1964 3.12% 1.34%
1963 3.23% 1.34%
1962 3.33% 1.34%
1961 3.42% 1.49%

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 Latvia's population declined by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Armenia Latvia
Current population
3064036
1826986
Population rank 136/197 149/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.02%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
28.7 minutes
One birth every
15.6 minutes
40.8 minutes
One death every
20.6 minutes
19.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +146 -50
Annual growth/decline +53,200 -18,339
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.98%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 193/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -29,013 -7,330
Net migration rank 162/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - -7,330
2024 8,190 -29,966 -13,809 -2,225
2023 12,153 75,000 -13,563 7,966
2022 9,799 38,001 -14,847 22,027
2021 2,370 -19,457 -17,337 -280
2020 296 -13,046 -11,402 -3,147
2019 10,072 -14,330 -8,995 -3,416
2018 10,688 -13,129 -9,636 -4,972
2017 10,428 -14,180 -7,963 -7,867
2016 12,269 -14,697 -6,663 -12,327
2015 13,821 -15,225 -6,526 -10,826
2014 15,371 -15,745 -6,779 -8,799
2013 14,505 -16,265 -8,252 -14,386
2012 14,818 -16,782 -9,154 -11,914
2011 15,442 -17,296 -9,886 -20,202
2010 16,746 -30,009 -10,278 -36,128
2009 16,863 -30,357 -7,924 -34,807
2008 13,583 -29,732 -6,531 -22,445
2007 13,362 -29,980 -9,021 -8,027
2006 10,320 -29,921 -10,204 -9,211
2005 11,013 -29,921 -10,746 -11,134
2004 11,710 -30,103 -11,542 -15,136
2003 9,866 -29,616 -11,439 -11,422
2002 6,719 -27,792 -12,475 -9,160
2001 8,030 -51,303 -13,322 -18,634
2000 9,985 -52,780 -11,838 -15,679
1999 10,452 -51,871 -13,387 -3,229
1998 14,357 -55,171 -15,906 -5,504
1997 16,685 -51,640 -14,841 -9,183
1996 21,092 -51,023 -14,498 -9,888
1995 22,452 -50,223 -17,396 -13,288
1994 26,271 -112,569 -17,645 -21,446
1993 35,818 -126,963 -12,560 -32,914
1992 50,346 -196,270 -3,660 -52,180
1991 56,269 5,422 0 -12,020
1990 59,893 2,122 2,929 -13,196
1989 57,520 98,517 6,401 -4,960
1988 33,232 -13,325 9,022 15,784
1987 60,176 -26,879 9,981 19,249
1986 61,771 -27,727 10,660 13,972
1985 62,499 -27,710 5,673 12,037
1984 62,124 -25,143 7,430 8,847
1983 61,028 -31,993 8,147 8,115
1982 58,617 -30,862 6,327 8,116
1981 56,323 -28,487 3,779 6,536
1980 54,128 -26,099 3,265 3,099
1979 52,452 -22,659 2,506 3,661
1978 48,326 53,277 2,997 7,399
1977 45,320 53,042 3,480 11,992
1976 41,948 49,014 4,200 8,870
1975 40,217 17,829 4,913 12,166
1974 38,392 17,995 6,824 14,420
1973 37,355 17,425 6,040 15,997
1972 36,943 15,836 7,666 11,077
1971 36,590 14,094 8,793 10,846
1970 36,045 12,700 7,785 12,494
1969 37,333 17,128 6,561 13,718
1968 38,118 20,855 7,668 13,465
1967 38,674 22,014 7,825 14,177
1966 39,842 22,131 8,677 13,465
1965 42,271 20,809 8,384 13,218
1964 44,886 19,028 12,100 13,010
1963 48,058 16,252 11,055 12,308
1962 50,461 13,898 11,562 12,344
1961 51,957 12,102 14,207 12,364
1960 51,675 11,827 14,211 11,420

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

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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 Latvia 88% is from natural causes (a loss of 110,741 people) and 12% is from migration (a loss of 15,067 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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