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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 17,629 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Armenia's population is 169.6 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Palau has declined from 19.6K to 17.6K (10% decline).

Armenia vs Palau: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Palau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Palau
2100 1,726,155 11,152
2099 1,738,442 11,216
2098 1,750,778 11,281
2097 1,763,118 11,352
2096 1,775,426 11,417
2095 1,787,824 11,485
2094 1,800,498 11,549
2093 1,813,303 11,616
2092 1,826,180 11,682
2091 1,839,379 11,753
2090 1,852,808 11,829
2089 1,866,467 11,907
2088 1,880,473 11,968
2087 1,894,917 12,040
2086 1,909,962 12,109
2085 1,925,201 12,171
2084 1,940,818 12,251
2083 1,956,741 12,316
2082 1,973,327 12,382
2081 1,990,252 12,457
2080 2,007,426 12,537
2079 2,024,836 12,608
2078 2,042,672 12,681
2077 2,060,623 12,758
2076 2,078,608 12,838
2075 2,097,177 12,914
2074 2,115,982 13,007
2073 2,135,035 13,091
2072 2,154,014 13,161
2071 2,172,852 13,252
2070 2,191,664 13,338
2069 2,210,468 13,430
2068 2,229,358 13,525
2067 2,247,986 13,621
2066 2,266,479 13,723
2065 2,284,877 13,818
2064 2,302,956 13,920
2063 2,320,865 14,025
2062 2,338,236 14,136
2061 2,355,877 14,251
2060 2,373,382 14,358
2059 2,390,915 14,479
2058 2,407,952 14,589
2057 2,425,439 14,718
2056 2,442,510 14,837
2055 2,459,310 14,961
2054 2,476,652 15,084
2053 2,492,983 15,206
2052 2,510,452 15,332
2051 2,527,737 15,453
2050 2,544,715 15,562
2049 2,561,834 15,682
2048 2,578,975 15,797
2047 2,596,116 15,912
2046 2,613,159 16,024
2045 2,630,081 16,132
2044 2,646,916 16,245
2043 2,664,391 16,339
2042 2,682,314 16,445
2041 2,700,161 16,549
2040 2,718,522 16,631
2039 2,737,359 16,727
2038 2,755,417 16,805
2037 2,773,864 16,895
2036 2,792,492 16,964
2035 2,811,595 17,042
2034 2,830,390 17,118
2033 2,849,539 17,190
2032 2,868,514 17,250
2031 2,888,255 17,330
2030 2,908,073 17,398
2029 2,928,347 17,457
2028 2,948,331 17,527
2027 2,968,352 17,576
2026 2,989,841 17,629
2025 3,011,956 17,672
2024 3,033,500 17,695
2023 2,964,300 17,727
2022 2,969,200 17,759
2021 2,962,300 17,783
2020 2,961,500 17,792
2019 2,962,500 17,798
2018 2,969,000 17,814
2017 2,979,400 17,812
2016 2,992,300 17,797
2015 3,004,600 17,770
2014 3,013,800 17,715
2013 3,022,000 17,648
2012 3,024,100 17,765
2011 3,027,900 18,078
2010 3,044,800 18,396
2009 3,066,000 18,709
2008 3,087,100 19,009
2007 3,107,400 19,302
2006 3,127,100 19,593
2005 3,146,400 19,819
2004 3,164,900 19,820
2003 3,182,500 19,659
2002 3,199,800 19,503
2001 3,211,800 19,352
2000 3,221,100 19,178
1999 3,167,286 18,901
1998 3,208,401 18,524
1997 3,246,289 18,108
1996 3,278,735 17,654
1995 3,307,581 17,195
1994 3,364,610 16,770
1993 3,453,332 16,372
1992 3,571,861 15,989
1991 3,613,977 15,614
1990 3,552,128 15,259
1989 3,443,100 14,945
1988 3,355,125 14,645
1987 3,328,520 14,334
1986 3,294,847 14,024
1985 3,260,432 13,688
1984 3,224,547 13,337
1983 3,191,539 13,006
1982 3,163,144 12,694
1981 3,135,349 12,402
1980 3,107,415 12,271
1979 3,078,501 12,337
1978 3,012,807 12,440
1977 2,912,827 12,525
1976 2,818,165 12,598
1975 2,743,660 12,655
1974 2,686,445 12,687
1973 2,630,860 12,552
1972 2,577,079 12,194
1971 2,525,345 11,759
1970 2,475,633 11,368
1969 2,424,030 11,159
1968 2,367,319 11,080
1967 2,307,492 10,988
1966 2,246,159 10,805
1965 2,183,635 10,547
1964 2,120,135 10,292
1963 2,056,023 10,037
1962 1,991,689 9,793
1961 1,927,484 9,555
1960 1,863,705 9,328

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Palau lost 1,796 people (a 9.17% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Palau's population decreased by 168 people (a 0.94% decline).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Palau was ranked 194th in 2006 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Armenia's population will shrink by 14.9% to 2,544,715 people with a rank change from 137th to 142nd. The population of Palau will decrease by 11.7% to 15,562 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 30.5% of the population in Armenia and 27.2% in Palau.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Palau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Palau
2100 -0.71% -0.57%
2099 -0.7% -0.58%
2098 -0.7% -0.62%
2097 -0.69% -0.57%
2096 -0.69% -0.59%
2095 -0.7% -0.55%
2094 -0.71% -0.58%
2093 -0.71% -0.56%
2092 -0.72% -0.6%
2091 -0.72% -0.65%
2090 -0.73% -0.65%
2089 -0.74% -0.51%
2088 -0.76% -0.6%
2087 -0.79% -0.57%
2086 -0.79% -0.51%
2085 -0.8% -0.65%
2084 -0.81% -0.53%
2083 -0.84% -0.53%
2082 -0.85% -0.6%
2081 -0.86% -0.64%
2080 -0.86% -0.56%
2079 -0.87% -0.58%
2078 -0.87% -0.6%
2077 -0.87% -0.62%
2076 -0.89% -0.59%
2075 -0.89% -0.71%
2074 -0.89% -0.64%
2073 -0.88% -0.53%
2072 -0.87% -0.69%
2071 -0.86% -0.65%
2070 -0.85% -0.68%
2069 -0.85% -0.7%
2068 -0.83% -0.7%
2067 -0.82% -0.74%
2066 -0.81% -0.69%
2065 -0.79% -0.73%
2064 -0.77% -0.75%
2063 -0.74% -0.78%
2062 -0.75% -0.81%
2061 -0.74% -0.74%
2060 -0.73% -0.84%
2059 -0.71% -0.75%
2058 -0.72% -0.88%
2057 -0.7% -0.81%
2056 -0.68% -0.83%
2055 -0.7% -0.81%
2054 -0.66% -0.8%
2053 -0.7% -0.82%
2052 -0.68% -0.78%
2051 -0.67% -0.7%
2050 -0.67% -0.76%
2049 -0.66% -0.73%
2048 -0.66% -0.72%
2047 -0.65% -0.7%
2046 -0.64% -0.67%
2045 -0.64% -0.7%
2044 -0.66% -0.57%
2043 -0.67% -0.64%
2042 -0.66% -0.63%
2041 -0.68% -0.49%
2040 -0.69% -0.57%
2039 -0.66% -0.46%
2038 -0.67% -0.53%
2037 -0.67% -0.41%
2036 -0.68% -0.46%
2035 -0.66% -0.44%
2034 -0.67% -0.42%
2033 -0.66% -0.35%
2032 -0.68% -0.46%
2031 -0.68% -0.39%
2030 -0.69% -0.34%
2029 -0.68% -0.4%
2028 -0.67% -0.28%
2027 -0.72% -0.3%
2026 -0.73% -0.24%
2025 -0.71% -0.13%
2024 2.33% -0.18%
2023 -0.17% -0.18%
2022 0.23% -0.13%
2021 0.03% -0.05%
2020 -0.03% -0.03%
2019 -0.22% -0.09%
2018 -0.35% 0.01%
2017 -0.43% 0.08%
2016 -0.41% 0.15%
2015 -0.31% 0.31%
2014 -0.27% 0.38%
2013 -0.07% -0.66%
2012 -0.13% -1.73%
2011 -0.56% -1.73%
2010 -0.69% -1.67%
2009 -0.68% -1.58%
2008 -0.65% -1.52%
2007 -0.63% -1.49%
2006 -0.61% -1.14%
2005 -0.58% -0.005%
2004 -0.55% 0.82%
2003 -0.54% 0.8%
2002 -0.37% 0.78%
2001 -0.29% 0.91%
2000 1.7% 1.47%
1999 -1.28% 2.04%
1998 -1.17% 2.3%
1997 -0.99% 2.57%
1996 -0.87% 2.67%
1995 -1.69% 2.53%
1994 -2.57% 2.43%
1993 -3.32% 2.4%
1992 -1.17% 2.4%
1991 1.74% 2.33%
1990 3.17% 2.1%
1989 2.62% 2.05%
1988 0.8% 2.17%
1987 1.02% 2.21%
1986 1.06% 2.45%
1985 1.11% 2.63%
1984 1.03% 2.54%
1983 0.9% 2.46%
1982 0.89% 2.35%
1981 0.9% 1.07%
1980 0.94% -0.53%
1979 2.18% -0.83%
1978 3.43% -0.68%
1977 3.36% -0.58%
1976 2.72% -0.45%
1975 2.13% -0.25%
1974 2.11% 1.08%
1973 2.09% 2.94%
1972 2.05% 3.7%
1971 2.01% 3.44%
1970 2.13% 1.87%
1969 2.4% 0.71%
1968 2.59% 0.84%
1967 2.73% 1.69%
1966 2.86% 2.45%
1965 3% 2.48%
1964 3.12% 2.54%
1963 3.23% 2.49%
1962 3.33% 2.49%
1961 3.42% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Palau's population declined by 0.18%.

Live population counters

Armenia Palau
Current population
2989841
17629
Population rank 137/197 194/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.0002%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
1.63 weeks
One birth every
14.4 minutes
1.89 days
One death every
21.6 minutes
1.8 days
Daily growth/decline +190 +0
Annual growth/decline +69,200 -32
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 175/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
3.27 weeks
Annual migration change -29,013 -16
Net migration rank 162/196 78/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 5,212
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 184/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 29.5%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 19/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Palau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Palau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - -16
2024 - -29,966 - -14
2023 12,153 75,000 -10 -19
2022 9,799 38,001 -7 -20
2021 2,370 -19,457 -3 -21
2020 296 -13,046 8 0
2019 10,072 -14,330 23 -46
2018 10,688 -13,129 29 -35
2017 10,428 -14,180 43 -33
2016 12,269 -14,697 53 -35
2015 13,821 -15,225 55 -11
2014 15,371 -15,745 73 -7
2013 14,505 -16,265 88 -28
2012 14,818 -16,782 86 -387
2011 15,442 -17,296 83 -405
2010 16,746 -30,009 81 -392
2009 16,863 -30,357 81 -382
2008 13,583 -29,732 79 -378
2007 13,362 -29,980 80 -372
2006 10,320 -29,921 79 -365
2005 11,013 -29,921 80 -250
2004 11,710 -30,103 83 79
2003 9,866 -29,616 86 71
2002 6,719 -27,792 88 67
2001 8,030 -51,303 88 65
2000 9,985 -52,780 85 120
1999 10,452 -51,871 100 243
1998 14,357 -55,171 116 280
1997 16,685 -51,640 140 297
1996 21,092 -51,023 166 312
1995 22,452 -50,223 186 258
1994 26,271 -112,569 195 211
1993 35,818 -126,963 196 193
1992 50,346 -196,270 183 193
1991 56,269 5,422 175 193
1990 59,893 2,122 181 156
1989 57,520 98,517 185 113
1988 33,232 -13,325 183 126
1987 60,176 -26,879 182 125
1986 61,771 -27,727 182 135
1985 62,499 -27,710 181 179
1984 62,124 -25,143 181 157
1983 61,028 -31,993 176 144
1982 58,617 -30,862 170 132
1981 56,323 -28,487 161 120
1980 54,128 -26,099 165 -179
1979 52,452 -22,659 176 -291
1978 48,326 53,277 193 -285
1977 45,320 53,042 213 -292
1976 41,948 49,014 236 -296
1975 40,217 17,829 249 -296
1974 38,392 17,995 256 -282
1973 37,355 17,425 268 22
1972 36,943 15,836 280 147
1971 36,590 14,094 287 156
1970 36,045 12,700 286 54
1969 37,333 17,128 283 -209
1968 38,118 20,855 275 -194
1967 38,674 22,014 266 -150
1966 39,842 22,131 268 -18
1965 42,271 20,809 275 -16
1964 44,886 19,028 284 -27
1963 48,058 16,252 291 -41
1962 50,461 13,898 296 -54
1961 51,957 12,102 298 -65
1960 51,675 11,827 296 -70

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 93.5% of the population change in Armenia is from natural causes (a gain of 97,267 people) and 6.54% is from migration (a loss of 6,808 people). In Palau 53.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 264 people) and 46.2% is from migration (a loss of 227 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 5,212 people or 29.5% in Palau.

Biggest cities by population

Armenia
City Population
Yerevan 1.11M
Gyumri 122K
Vanadzor 90.5K
Abovyan 44.4K
Kapan 43.2K
Armavir 38.6K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 15K
Palau
City Population
Ngerulmud 318
Melekeok 299

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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