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Population in Armenia compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 18,087,633 people in the Netherlands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 18,243,998 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 5.95 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +0.64% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.6% growth).

Armenia vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Netherlands
2100 1,768,991 17,329,352
2099 1,781,582 17,362,626
2098 1,794,224 17,395,665
2097 1,806,871 17,429,925
2096 1,819,484 17,465,162
2095 1,832,190 17,502,567
2094 1,845,178 17,540,959
2093 1,858,301 17,580,632
2092 1,871,498 17,619,384
2091 1,885,024 17,658,238
2090 1,898,786 17,700,204
2089 1,912,784 17,739,947
2088 1,927,138 17,779,324
2087 1,941,940 17,815,257
2086 1,957,359 17,854,371
2085 1,972,976 17,890,610
2084 1,988,981 17,926,885
2083 2,005,298 17,963,416
2082 2,022,296 17,998,527
2081 2,039,641 18,032,297
2080 2,057,242 18,062,716
2079 2,075,083 18,093,254
2078 2,093,363 18,121,649
2077 2,111,758 18,150,234
2076 2,130,190 18,175,683
2075 2,149,220 18,196,574
2074 2,168,491 18,214,405
2073 2,188,017 18,232,486
2072 2,207,467 18,249,136
2071 2,226,772 18,264,367
2070 2,246,052 18,279,781
2069 2,265,322 18,295,123
2068 2,284,681 18,310,300
2067 2,303,771 18,325,333
2066 2,322,723 18,343,435
2065 2,341,577 18,364,513
2064 2,360,105 18,386,352
2063 2,378,458 18,409,851
2062 2,396,260 18,433,299
2061 2,414,339 18,460,766
2060 2,432,279 18,488,598
2059 2,450,247 18,517,020
2058 2,467,707 18,545,884
2057 2,485,628 18,576,502
2056 2,503,122 18,606,997
2055 2,520,339 18,634,546
2054 2,538,112 18,660,585
2053 2,554,847 18,686,212
2052 2,572,750 18,709,643
2051 2,590,464 18,736,166
2050 2,607,864 18,757,302
2049 2,625,407 18,777,673
2048 2,642,974 18,795,411
2047 2,660,540 18,812,362
2046 2,678,006 18,823,628
2045 2,695,348 18,834,974
2044 2,712,601 18,844,772
2043 2,730,509 18,850,396
2042 2,748,877 18,853,495
2041 2,767,167 18,852,912
2040 2,785,984 18,847,238
2039 2,805,288 18,837,931
2038 2,823,794 18,823,220
2037 2,842,699 18,804,912
2036 2,861,789 18,779,656
2035 2,881,366 18,751,144
2034 2,900,627 18,718,013
2033 2,920,252 18,676,061
2032 2,939,698 18,630,094
2031 2,959,929 18,577,582
2030 2,980,238 18,517,866
2029 3,001,015 18,449,618
2028 3,021,496 18,372,676
2027 3,042,013 18,289,268
2026 3,064,036 18,196,186
2025 3,086,700 18,087,633
2024 3,033,500 17,993,485
2023 2,964,300 17,877,117
2022 2,969,200 17,700,982
2021 2,962,300 17,533,044
2020 2,961,500 17,441,500
2019 2,962,500 17,344,874
2018 2,969,000 17,231,624
2017 2,979,400 17,131,296
2016 2,992,300 17,030,314
2015 3,004,600 16,939,923
2014 3,013,800 16,865,008
2013 3,022,000 16,804,432
2012 3,024,100 16,754,962
2011 3,027,900 16,693,074
2010 3,044,800 16,615,394
2009 3,066,000 16,530,388
2008 3,087,100 16,445,593
2007 3,107,400 16,381,696
2006 3,127,100 16,346,101
2005 3,146,400 16,319,868
2004 3,164,900 16,281,779
2003 3,182,500 16,225,302
2002 3,199,800 16,148,929
2001 3,211,800 16,046,180
2000 3,221,100 15,925,513
1999 3,167,286 15,812,088
1998 3,208,401 15,707,209
1997 3,246,289 15,610,650
1996 3,278,735 15,530,498
1995 3,307,581 15,459,006
1994 3,364,610 15,382,838
1993 3,453,332 15,290,368
1992 3,571,861 15,184,166
1991 3,613,977 15,069,798
1990 3,552,128 14,951,510
1989 3,443,100 14,848,907
1988 3,355,125 14,760,094
1987 3,328,520 14,665,037
1986 3,294,847 14,572,278
1985 3,260,432 14,491,632
1984 3,224,547 14,424,211
1983 3,191,539 14,367,070
1982 3,163,144 14,312,690
1981 3,135,349 14,247,208
1980 3,107,415 14,149,800
1979 3,078,501 14,038,270
1978 3,012,807 13,941,700
1977 2,912,827 13,856,185
1976 2,818,165 13,774,037
1975 2,743,660 13,666,335
1974 2,686,445 13,545,056
1973 2,630,860 13,439,322
1972 2,577,079 13,328,593
1971 2,525,345 13,194,497
1970 2,475,633 13,038,526
1969 2,424,030 12,877,984
1968 2,367,319 12,729,721
1967 2,307,492 12,598,201
1966 2,246,159 12,456,251
1965 2,183,635 12,294,732
1964 2,120,135 12,127,120
1963 2,056,023 11,965,966
1962 1,991,689 11,805,689
1961 1,927,484 11,638,712
1960 1,863,705 11,486,631

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/netherlands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M 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
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Netherlands
2100 -0.71% -0.19%
2099 -0.7% -0.19%
2098 -0.7% -0.2%
2097 -0.69% -0.2%
2096 -0.69% -0.21%
2095 -0.7% -0.22%
2094 -0.71% -0.23%
2093 -0.71% -0.22%
2092 -0.72% -0.22%
2091 -0.72% -0.24%
2090 -0.73% -0.22%
2089 -0.74% -0.22%
2088 -0.76% -0.2%
2087 -0.79% -0.22%
2086 -0.79% -0.2%
2085 -0.8% -0.2%
2084 -0.81% -0.2%
2083 -0.84% -0.2%
2082 -0.85% -0.19%
2081 -0.86% -0.17%
2080 -0.86% -0.17%
2079 -0.87% -0.16%
2078 -0.87% -0.16%
2077 -0.87% -0.14%
2076 -0.89% -0.11%
2075 -0.89% -0.1%
2074 -0.89% -0.1%
2073 -0.88% -0.09%
2072 -0.87% -0.08%
2071 -0.86% -0.08%
2070 -0.85% -0.08%
2069 -0.85% -0.08%
2068 -0.83% -0.08%
2067 -0.82% -0.1%
2066 -0.81% -0.11%
2065 -0.79% -0.12%
2064 -0.77% -0.13%
2063 -0.74% -0.13%
2062 -0.75% -0.15%
2061 -0.74% -0.15%
2060 -0.73% -0.15%
2059 -0.71% -0.16%
2058 -0.72% -0.16%
2057 -0.7% -0.16%
2056 -0.68% -0.15%
2055 -0.7% -0.14%
2054 -0.66% -0.14%
2053 -0.7% -0.13%
2052 -0.68% -0.14%
2051 -0.67% -0.11%
2050 -0.67% -0.11%
2049 -0.66% -0.09%
2048 -0.66% -0.09%
2047 -0.65% -0.06%
2046 -0.64% -0.06%
2045 -0.64% -0.05%
2044 -0.66% -0.03%
2043 -0.67% -0.02%
2042 -0.66% 0.003%
2041 -0.68% 0.03%
2040 -0.69% 0.05%
2039 -0.66% 0.08%
2038 -0.67% 0.1%
2037 -0.67% 0.13%
2036 -0.68% 0.15%
2035 -0.66% 0.18%
2034 -0.67% 0.22%
2033 -0.66% 0.25%
2032 -0.68% 0.28%
2031 -0.68% 0.32%
2030 -0.69% 0.37%
2029 -0.68% 0.42%
2028 -0.67% 0.46%
2027 -0.72% 0.51%
2026 -0.73% 0.6%
2025 1.75% 0.52%
2024 2.33% 0.65%
2023 -0.17% 1%
2022 0.23% 0.96%
2021 0.03% 0.52%
2020 -0.03% 0.56%
2019 -0.22% 0.66%
2018 -0.35% 0.59%
2017 -0.43% 0.59%
2016 -0.41% 0.53%
2015 -0.31% 0.44%
2014 -0.27% 0.36%
2013 -0.07% 0.3%
2012 -0.13% 0.37%
2011 -0.56% 0.47%
2010 -0.69% 0.51%
2009 -0.68% 0.52%
2008 -0.65% 0.39%
2007 -0.63% 0.22%
2006 -0.61% 0.16%
2005 -0.58% 0.23%
2004 -0.55% 0.35%
2003 -0.54% 0.47%
2002 -0.37% 0.64%
2001 -0.29% 0.76%
2000 1.7% 0.72%
1999 -1.28% 0.67%
1998 -1.17% 0.62%
1997 -0.99% 0.52%
1996 -0.87% 0.46%
1995 -1.69% 0.5%
1994 -2.57% 0.6%
1993 -3.32% 0.7%
1992 -1.17% 0.76%
1991 1.74% 0.79%
1990 3.17% 0.69%
1989 2.62% 0.6%
1988 0.8% 0.65%
1987 1.02% 0.64%
1986 1.06% 0.56%
1985 1.11% 0.47%
1984 1.03% 0.4%
1983 0.9% 0.38%
1982 0.89% 0.46%
1981 0.9% 0.69%
1980 0.94% 0.79%
1979 2.18% 0.69%
1978 3.43% 0.62%
1977 3.36% 0.6%
1976 2.72% 0.79%
1975 2.13% 0.9%
1974 2.11% 0.79%
1973 2.09% 0.83%
1972 2.05% 1.02%
1971 2.01% 1.2%
1970 2.13% 1.25%
1969 2.4% 1.16%
1968 2.59% 1.04%
1967 2.73% 1.14%
1966 2.86% 1.31%
1965 3% 1.38%
1964 3.12% 1.35%
1963 3.23% 1.36%
1962 3.33% 1.43%
1961 3.42% 1.32%

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/netherlands | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Armenia grew by 1.75%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Live population counters

Armenia Netherlands
Current population
3064036
18243998
Population rank 136/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.22%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
5.6 minutes
One birth every
15.6 minutes
3.18 minutes
One death every
20.6 minutes
3.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline +146 +258
Annual growth/decline +53,200 +94,148
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.52%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 127/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +104,681
Net migration rank 162/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 104,681
2024 8,190 -29,966 -7,197 121,628
2023 12,153 75,000 -5,363 144,558
2022 9,799 38,001 -1,770 224,472
2021 2,370 -19,457 7,014 106,416
2020 296 -13,046 0 67,598
2019 10,072 -14,330 17,345 109,003
2018 10,688 -13,129 15,508 87,197
2017 10,428 -14,180 18,844 86,332
2016 12,269 -14,697 23,843 88,743
2015 13,821 -15,225 23,716 55,585
2014 15,371 -15,745 35,417 36,591
2013 14,505 -16,265 30,248 19,973
2012 14,818 -16,782 35,186 14,861
2011 15,442 -17,296 45,072 31,224
2010 16,746 -30,009 48,184 33,703
2009 16,863 -30,357 51,244 39,832
2008 13,583 -29,732 49,337 32,406
2007 13,362 -29,980 49,145 -304
2006 10,320 -29,921 49,038 -25,401
2005 11,013 -29,921 50,592 -22,496
2004 11,710 -30,103 56,987 -9,230
2003 9,866 -29,616 58,411 7,937
2002 6,719 -27,792 59,751 28,824
2001 8,030 -51,303 62,580 56,096
2000 9,985 -52,780 66,887 59,308
1999 10,452 -51,871 60,086 47,179
1998 14,357 -55,171 61,258 52,058
1997 16,685 -51,640 56,198 31,302
1996 21,092 -51,023 51,251 21,792
1995 22,452 -50,223 54,106 15,056
1994 26,271 -112,569 61,532 20,193
1993 35,818 -126,963 58,103 44,514
1992 50,346 -196,270 66,811 50,148
1991 56,269 5,422 69,321 51,670
1990 59,893 2,122 68,777 53,564
1989 57,520 98,517 59,396 31,165
1988 33,232 -13,325 61,993 31,026
1987 60,176 -26,879 64,526 39,559
1986 61,771 -27,727 59,746 30,380
1985 62,499 -27,710 55,069 27,356
1984 62,124 -25,143 54,812 12,902
1983 61,028 -31,993 51,722 11,007
1982 58,617 -30,862 54,388 7,644
1981 56,323 -28,487 62,688 17,643
1980 54,128 -26,099 66,504 54,010
1979 52,452 -22,659 63,172 42,772
1978 48,326 53,277 61,344 26,639
1977 45,320 53,042 63,739 19,809
1976 41,948 49,014 63,361 18,774
1975 40,217 17,829 64,232 68,569
1974 38,392 17,995 75,853 31,645
1973 37,355 17,425 84,668 18,705
1972 36,943 15,836 101,297 17,470
1971 36,590 14,094 116,112 32,756
1970 36,045 12,700 129,082 32,438
1969 37,333 17,128 139,082 21,850
1968 38,118 20,855 132,389 7,243
1967 38,674 22,014 138,580 -10,673
1966 39,842 22,131 138,265 20,740
1965 42,271 20,809 146,308 19,444
1964 44,886 19,028 157,653 15,014
1963 48,058 16,252 154,361 -21
1962 50,461 13,898 153,474 18,024
1961 51,957 12,102 159,450 8,258
1960 51,675 11,827 151,623 -13,235

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

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/netherlands | 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 the Netherlands 7.77% is from natural causes (a gain of 91,940 people) and 92.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,091,532 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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