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

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 11.9 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Armenia vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Malaysia
2100 1,768,991 44,342,183
2099 1,781,582 44,456,013
2098 1,794,224 44,568,480
2097 1,806,871 44,684,459
2096 1,819,484 44,803,334
2095 1,832,190 44,920,823
2094 1,845,178 45,035,868
2093 1,858,301 45,153,485
2092 1,871,498 45,267,003
2091 1,885,024 45,378,303
2090 1,898,786 45,489,767
2089 1,912,784 45,598,290
2088 1,927,138 45,706,098
2087 1,941,940 45,811,274
2086 1,957,359 45,914,874
2085 1,972,976 46,008,880
2084 1,988,981 46,099,604
2083 2,005,298 46,190,377
2082 2,022,296 46,272,999
2081 2,039,641 46,347,751
2080 2,057,242 46,423,514
2079 2,075,083 46,484,118
2078 2,093,363 46,537,169
2077 2,111,758 46,582,178
2076 2,130,190 46,607,029
2075 2,149,220 46,631,092
2074 2,168,491 46,646,324
2073 2,188,017 46,658,819
2072 2,207,467 46,658,396
2071 2,226,772 46,648,409
2070 2,246,052 46,633,600
2069 2,265,322 46,611,221
2068 2,284,681 46,588,049
2067 2,303,771 46,557,261
2066 2,322,723 46,518,384
2065 2,341,577 46,469,909
2064 2,360,105 46,405,405
2063 2,378,458 46,338,727
2062 2,396,260 46,260,178
2061 2,414,339 46,166,190
2060 2,432,279 46,064,001
2059 2,450,247 45,946,872
2058 2,467,707 45,825,593
2057 2,485,628 45,695,432
2056 2,503,122 45,554,612
2055 2,520,339 45,407,246
2054 2,538,112 45,241,331
2053 2,554,847 45,057,472
2052 2,572,750 44,862,361
2051 2,590,464 44,657,253
2050 2,607,864 44,434,221
2049 2,625,407 44,206,196
2048 2,642,974 43,963,591
2047 2,660,540 43,701,058
2046 2,678,006 43,427,087
2045 2,695,348 43,146,785
2044 2,712,601 42,855,667
2043 2,730,509 42,546,972
2042 2,748,877 42,229,093
2041 2,767,167 41,911,573
2040 2,785,984 41,587,509
2039 2,805,288 41,260,315
2038 2,823,794 40,918,517
2037 2,842,699 40,574,312
2036 2,861,789 40,223,758
2035 2,881,366 39,866,097
2034 2,900,627 39,505,672
2033 2,920,252 39,141,994
2032 2,939,698 38,762,420
2031 2,959,929 38,376,399
2030 2,980,238 37,985,824
2029 3,001,015 37,597,060
2028 3,021,496 37,198,261
2027 3,042,013 36,797,098
2026 3,064,036 36,393,693
2025 3,086,700 35,977,838
2024 3,033,500 35,557,673
2023 2,964,300 35,126,298
2022 2,969,200 34,695,493
2021 2,962,300 34,282,399
2020 2,961,500 33,889,558
2019 2,962,500 33,440,596
2018 2,969,000 32,910,967
2017 2,979,400 32,355,644
2016 2,992,300 31,789,685
2015 3,004,600 31,232,798
2014 3,013,800 30,696,137
2013 3,022,000 30,174,265
2012 3,024,100 29,662,831
2011 3,027,900 29,162,039
2010 3,044,800 28,655,776
2009 3,066,000 28,124,778
2008 3,087,100 27,570,059
2007 3,107,400 26,998,389
2006 3,127,100 26,417,909
2005 3,146,400 25,836,071
2004 3,164,900 25,256,772
2003 3,182,500 24,679,602
2002 3,199,800 24,102,477
2001 3,211,800 23,526,538
2000 3,221,100 22,967,816
1999 3,167,286 22,435,531
1998 3,208,401 21,906,713
1997 3,246,289 21,375,218
1996 3,278,735 20,850,087
1995 3,307,581 20,330,599
1994 3,364,610 19,820,446
1993 3,453,332 19,322,664
1992 3,571,861 18,834,572
1991 3,613,977 18,342,464
1990 3,552,128 17,833,171
1989 3,443,100 17,314,997
1988 3,355,125 16,796,605
1987 3,328,520 16,276,737
1986 3,294,847 15,760,419
1985 3,260,432 15,252,258
1984 3,224,547 14,759,009
1983 3,191,539 14,285,907
1982 3,163,144 13,832,798
1981 3,135,349 13,399,203
1980 3,107,415 12,983,363
1979 3,078,501 12,627,862
1978 3,012,807 12,328,157
1977 2,912,827 12,035,713
1976 2,818,165 11,750,097
1975 2,743,660 11,471,914
1974 2,686,445 11,200,906
1973 2,630,860 10,935,621
1972 2,577,079 10,676,835
1971 2,525,345 10,423,453
1970 2,475,633 10,178,802
1969 2,424,030 9,947,597
1968 2,367,319 9,725,281
1967 2,307,492 9,507,099
1966 2,246,159 9,284,688
1965 2,183,635 9,056,408
1964 2,120,135 8,828,406
1963 2,056,023 8,602,160
1962 1,991,689 8,380,172
1961 1,927,484 8,164,443
1960 1,863,705 7,956,197

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 Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M 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
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Malaysia
2100 -0.71% -0.26%
2099 -0.7% -0.25%
2098 -0.7% -0.26%
2097 -0.69% -0.27%
2096 -0.69% -0.26%
2095 -0.7% -0.26%
2094 -0.71% -0.26%
2093 -0.71% -0.25%
2092 -0.72% -0.25%
2091 -0.72% -0.25%
2090 -0.73% -0.24%
2089 -0.74% -0.24%
2088 -0.76% -0.23%
2087 -0.79% -0.23%
2086 -0.79% -0.2%
2085 -0.8% -0.2%
2084 -0.81% -0.2%
2083 -0.84% -0.18%
2082 -0.85% -0.16%
2081 -0.86% -0.16%
2080 -0.86% -0.13%
2079 -0.87% -0.11%
2078 -0.87% -0.1%
2077 -0.87% -0.05%
2076 -0.89% -0.05%
2075 -0.89% -0.03%
2074 -0.89% -0.03%
2073 -0.88% 0.001%
2072 -0.87% 0.02%
2071 -0.86% 0.03%
2070 -0.85% 0.05%
2069 -0.85% 0.05%
2068 -0.83% 0.07%
2067 -0.82% 0.08%
2066 -0.81% 0.1%
2065 -0.79% 0.14%
2064 -0.77% 0.14%
2063 -0.74% 0.17%
2062 -0.75% 0.2%
2061 -0.74% 0.22%
2060 -0.73% 0.25%
2059 -0.71% 0.26%
2058 -0.72% 0.28%
2057 -0.7% 0.31%
2056 -0.68% 0.32%
2055 -0.7% 0.37%
2054 -0.66% 0.41%
2053 -0.7% 0.43%
2052 -0.68% 0.46%
2051 -0.67% 0.5%
2050 -0.67% 0.52%
2049 -0.66% 0.55%
2048 -0.66% 0.6%
2047 -0.65% 0.63%
2046 -0.64% 0.65%
2045 -0.64% 0.68%
2044 -0.66% 0.73%
2043 -0.67% 0.75%
2042 -0.66% 0.76%
2041 -0.68% 0.78%
2040 -0.69% 0.79%
2039 -0.66% 0.84%
2038 -0.67% 0.85%
2037 -0.67% 0.87%
2036 -0.68% 0.9%
2035 -0.66% 0.91%
2034 -0.67% 0.93%
2033 -0.66% 0.98%
2032 -0.68% 1.01%
2031 -0.68% 1.03%
2030 -0.69% 1.03%
2029 -0.68% 1.07%
2028 -0.67% 1.09%
2027 -0.72% 1.11%
2026 -0.73% 1.16%
2025 1.75% 1.18%
2024 2.33% 1.23%
2023 -0.17% 1.24%
2022 0.23% 1.2%
2021 0.03% 1.16%
2020 -0.03% 1.34%
2019 -0.22% 1.61%
2018 -0.35% 1.72%
2017 -0.43% 1.78%
2016 -0.41% 1.78%
2015 -0.31% 1.75%
2014 -0.27% 1.73%
2013 -0.07% 1.72%
2012 -0.13% 1.72%
2011 -0.56% 1.77%
2010 -0.69% 1.89%
2009 -0.68% 2.01%
2008 -0.65% 2.12%
2007 -0.63% 2.2%
2006 -0.61% 2.25%
2005 -0.58% 2.29%
2004 -0.55% 2.34%
2003 -0.54% 2.39%
2002 -0.37% 2.45%
2001 -0.29% 2.43%
2000 1.7% 2.37%
1999 -1.28% 2.41%
1998 -1.17% 2.49%
1997 -0.99% 2.52%
1996 -0.87% 2.56%
1995 -1.69% 2.57%
1994 -2.57% 2.58%
1993 -3.32% 2.59%
1992 -1.17% 2.68%
1991 1.74% 2.86%
1990 3.17% 2.99%
1989 2.62% 3.09%
1988 0.8% 3.19%
1987 1.02% 3.28%
1986 1.06% 3.33%
1985 1.11% 3.34%
1984 1.03% 3.31%
1983 0.9% 3.28%
1982 0.89% 3.24%
1981 0.9% 3.2%
1980 0.94% 2.82%
1979 2.18% 2.43%
1978 3.43% 2.43%
1977 3.36% 2.43%
1976 2.72% 2.42%
1975 2.13% 2.42%
1974 2.11% 2.43%
1973 2.09% 2.42%
1972 2.05% 2.43%
1971 2.01% 2.4%
1970 2.13% 2.32%
1969 2.4% 2.29%
1968 2.59% 2.29%
1967 2.73% 2.4%
1966 2.86% 2.52%
1965 3% 2.58%
1964 3.12% 2.63%
1963 3.23% 2.65%
1962 3.33% 2.64%
1961 3.42% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Armenia Malaysia
Current population
3064036
36600906
Population rank 136/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.44%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
1.25 minutes
One birth every
15.6 minutes
1.2 minutes
One death every
20.6 minutes
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +146 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +53,200 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 89/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +166,615
Net migration rank 162/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 166,615
2024 8,190 -29,966 252,068 174,770
2023 12,153 75,000 254,806 181,071
2022 9,799 38,001 237,560 188,154
2021 2,370 -19,457 212,002 188,506
2020 296 -13,046 283,282 101,907
2019 10,072 -14,330 309,426 203,284
2018 10,688 -13,129 324,568 221,965
2017 10,428 -14,180 336,434 227,677
2016 12,269 -14,697 345,681 222,141
2015 13,821 -15,225 358,302 187,663
2014 15,371 -15,745 367,587 159,791
2013 14,505 -16,265 366,738 149,637
2012 14,818 -16,782 371,497 134,975
2011 15,442 -17,296 372,836 122,269
2010 16,746 -30,009 360,260 157,164
2009 16,863 -30,357 366,157 178,410
2008 13,583 -29,732 362,380 202,481
2007 13,362 -29,980 348,711 229,784
2006 10,320 -29,921 349,509 232,971
2005 11,013 -29,921 355,324 225,864
2004 11,710 -30,103 365,138 212,278
2003 9,866 -29,616 377,425 199,510
2002 6,719 -27,792 381,084 196,227
2001 8,030 -51,303 400,939 173,613
2000 9,985 -52,780 417,371 125,499
1999 10,452 -51,871 432,355 89,335
1998 14,357 -55,171 436,316 99,639
1997 16,685 -51,640 447,768 79,266
1996 21,092 -51,023 450,174 73,040
1995 22,452 -50,223 443,349 72,393
1994 26,271 -112,569 437,873 66,685
1993 35,818 -126,963 429,910 61,079
1992 50,346 -196,270 418,900 66,286
1991 56,269 5,422 401,938 97,111
1990 59,893 2,122 384,518 135,020
1989 57,520 98,517 373,277 143,544
1988 33,232 -13,325 386,507 133,478
1987 60,176 -26,879 381,999 137,759
1986 61,771 -27,727 385,799 127,081
1985 62,499 -27,710 383,243 120,215
1984 62,124 -25,143 376,797 106,248
1983 61,028 -31,993 365,290 97,862
1982 58,617 -30,862 353,138 89,942
1981 56,323 -28,487 339,991 84,142
1980 54,128 -26,099 326,947 80,617
1979 52,452 -22,659 317,439 -13,980
1978 48,326 53,277 311,027 -15,059
1977 45,320 53,042 305,515 -16,601
1976 41,948 49,014 300,615 -18,316
1975 40,217 17,829 294,541 -20,480
1974 38,392 17,995 289,880 -21,919
1973 37,355 17,425 284,611 -21,995
1972 36,943 15,836 276,263 -21,305
1971 36,590 14,094 272,323 -20,535
1970 36,045 12,700 269,341 -31,839
1969 37,333 17,128 264,327 -39,420
1968 38,118 20,855 260,705 -40,996
1967 38,674 22,014 258,764 -42,108
1966 39,842 22,131 262,162 -33,993
1965 42,271 20,809 264,836 -36,456
1964 44,886 19,028 266,406 -38,785
1963 48,058 16,252 265,815 -40,952
1962 50,461 13,898 262,140 -43,033
1961 51,957 12,102 257,270 -44,916
1960 51,675 11,827 251,090 -46,948

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 Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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