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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 3.57 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Armenia vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Portugal
2100 1,726,155 8,977,781
2099 1,738,442 8,983,042
2098 1,750,778 8,987,129
2097 1,763,118 8,992,549
2096 1,775,426 8,998,689
2095 1,787,824 9,006,394
2094 1,800,498 9,011,158
2093 1,813,303 9,016,023
2092 1,826,180 9,021,257
2091 1,839,379 9,025,345
2090 1,852,808 9,029,722
2089 1,866,467 9,034,399
2088 1,880,473 9,039,122
2087 1,894,917 9,045,400
2086 1,909,962 9,050,153
2085 1,925,201 9,055,552
2084 1,940,818 9,062,369
2083 1,956,741 9,068,714
2082 1,973,327 9,077,003
2081 1,990,252 9,087,394
2080 2,007,426 9,098,423
2079 2,024,836 9,111,057
2078 2,042,672 9,125,056
2077 2,060,623 9,140,039
2076 2,078,608 9,158,661
2075 2,097,177 9,178,289
2074 2,115,982 9,201,245
2073 2,135,035 9,225,478
2072 2,154,014 9,248,867
2071 2,172,852 9,275,782
2070 2,191,664 9,304,137
2069 2,210,468 9,334,425
2068 2,229,358 9,367,211
2067 2,247,986 9,399,389
2066 2,266,479 9,432,609
2065 2,284,877 9,466,860
2064 2,302,956 9,503,941
2063 2,320,865 9,540,829
2062 2,338,236 9,578,098
2061 2,355,877 9,614,549
2060 2,373,382 9,652,893
2059 2,390,915 9,691,151
2058 2,407,952 9,731,557
2057 2,425,439 9,769,285
2056 2,442,510 9,807,403
2055 2,459,310 9,847,280
2054 2,476,652 9,885,446
2053 2,492,983 9,924,814
2052 2,510,452 9,963,090
2051 2,527,737 9,999,372
2050 2,544,715 10,035,796
2049 2,561,834 10,072,922
2048 2,578,975 10,106,403
2047 2,596,116 10,140,325
2046 2,613,159 10,173,871
2045 2,630,081 10,206,046
2044 2,646,916 10,237,224
2043 2,664,391 10,268,090
2042 2,682,314 10,296,167
2041 2,700,161 10,322,968
2040 2,718,522 10,351,965
2039 2,737,359 10,379,824
2038 2,755,417 10,405,843
2037 2,773,864 10,430,143
2036 2,792,492 10,454,779
2035 2,811,595 10,478,501
2034 2,830,390 10,502,828
2033 2,849,539 10,525,638
2032 2,868,514 10,548,736
2031 2,888,255 10,569,489
2030 2,908,073 10,588,717
2029 2,928,347 10,609,556
2028 2,948,331 10,631,437
2027 2,968,352 10,649,916
2026 2,989,841 10,667,081
2025 3,011,956 10,683,692
2024 3,033,500 10,694,681
2023 2,964,300 10,578,174
2022 2,969,200 10,434,332
2021 2,962,300 10,361,831
2020 2,961,500 10,297,081
2019 2,962,500 10,286,263
2018 2,969,000 10,283,822
2017 2,979,400 10,300,300
2016 2,992,300 10,325,452
2015 3,004,600 10,358,076
2014 3,013,800 10,401,062
2013 3,022,000 10,457,295
2012 3,024,100 10,514,844
2011 3,027,900 10,557,560
2010 3,044,800 10,573,100
2009 3,066,000 10,568,247
2008 3,087,100 10,558,177
2007 3,107,400 10,542,964
2006 3,127,100 10,522,288
2005 3,146,400 10,503,330
2004 3,164,900 10,483,861
2003 3,182,500 10,458,821
2002 3,199,800 10,419,631
2001 3,211,800 10,362,722
2000 3,221,100 10,289,898
1999 3,167,286 10,217,828
1998 3,208,401 10,160,196
1997 3,246,289 10,108,977
1996 3,278,735 10,063,945
1995 3,307,581 10,026,176
1994 3,364,610 9,991,525
1993 3,453,332 9,964,675
1992 3,571,861 9,952,494
1991 3,613,977 9,960,235
1990 3,552,128 9,983,218
1989 3,443,100 10,005,000
1988 3,355,125 10,019,610
1987 3,328,520 10,030,031
1986 3,294,847 10,032,734
1985 3,260,432 10,023,613
1984 3,224,547 9,996,232
1983 3,191,539 9,957,865
1982 3,163,144 9,911,771
1981 3,135,349 9,851,362
1980 3,107,415 9,766,312
1979 3,078,501 9,661,265
1978 3,012,807 9,558,250
1977 2,912,827 9,455,675
1976 2,818,165 9,355,810
1975 2,743,660 9,093,470
1974 2,686,445 8,754,365
1973 2,630,860 8,633,100
1972 2,577,079 8,630,430
1971 2,525,345 8,643,756
1970 2,475,633 8,680,431
1969 2,424,030 8,757,705
1968 2,367,319 8,836,650
1967 2,307,492 8,874,520
1966 2,246,159 8,930,990
1965 2,183,635 8,998,595
1964 2,120,135 9,035,365
1963 2,056,023 9,030,355
1962 1,991,689 8,993,985
1961 1,927,484 8,929,316
1960 1,863,705 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 30.5% of the population in Armenia and 14.1% in Portugal.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Portugal
2100 -0.71% -0.06%
2099 -0.7% -0.05%
2098 -0.7% -0.06%
2097 -0.69% -0.07%
2096 -0.69% -0.09%
2095 -0.7% -0.05%
2094 -0.71% -0.05%
2093 -0.71% -0.06%
2092 -0.72% -0.05%
2091 -0.72% -0.05%
2090 -0.73% -0.05%
2089 -0.74% -0.05%
2088 -0.76% -0.07%
2087 -0.79% -0.05%
2086 -0.79% -0.06%
2085 -0.8% -0.08%
2084 -0.81% -0.07%
2083 -0.84% -0.09%
2082 -0.85% -0.11%
2081 -0.86% -0.12%
2080 -0.86% -0.14%
2079 -0.87% -0.15%
2078 -0.87% -0.16%
2077 -0.87% -0.2%
2076 -0.89% -0.21%
2075 -0.89% -0.25%
2074 -0.89% -0.26%
2073 -0.88% -0.25%
2072 -0.87% -0.29%
2071 -0.86% -0.3%
2070 -0.85% -0.32%
2069 -0.85% -0.35%
2068 -0.83% -0.34%
2067 -0.82% -0.35%
2066 -0.81% -0.36%
2065 -0.79% -0.39%
2064 -0.77% -0.39%
2063 -0.74% -0.39%
2062 -0.75% -0.38%
2061 -0.74% -0.4%
2060 -0.73% -0.39%
2059 -0.71% -0.42%
2058 -0.72% -0.39%
2057 -0.7% -0.39%
2056 -0.68% -0.4%
2055 -0.7% -0.39%
2054 -0.66% -0.4%
2053 -0.7% -0.38%
2052 -0.68% -0.36%
2051 -0.67% -0.36%
2050 -0.67% -0.37%
2049 -0.66% -0.33%
2048 -0.66% -0.33%
2047 -0.65% -0.33%
2046 -0.64% -0.32%
2045 -0.64% -0.3%
2044 -0.66% -0.3%
2043 -0.67% -0.27%
2042 -0.66% -0.26%
2041 -0.68% -0.28%
2040 -0.69% -0.27%
2039 -0.66% -0.25%
2038 -0.67% -0.23%
2037 -0.67% -0.24%
2036 -0.68% -0.23%
2035 -0.66% -0.23%
2034 -0.67% -0.22%
2033 -0.66% -0.22%
2032 -0.68% -0.2%
2031 -0.68% -0.18%
2030 -0.69% -0.2%
2029 -0.68% -0.21%
2028 -0.67% -0.17%
2027 -0.72% -0.16%
2026 -0.73% -0.16%
2025 -0.71% -0.1%
2024 2.33% 1.1%
2023 -0.17% 1.38%
2022 0.23% 0.7%
2021 0.03% 0.63%
2020 -0.03% 0.11%
2019 -0.22% 0.02%
2018 -0.35% -0.16%
2017 -0.43% -0.24%
2016 -0.41% -0.31%
2015 -0.31% -0.41%
2014 -0.27% -0.54%
2013 -0.07% -0.55%
2012 -0.13% -0.4%
2011 -0.56% -0.15%
2010 -0.69% 0.05%
2009 -0.68% 0.1%
2008 -0.65% 0.14%
2007 -0.63% 0.2%
2006 -0.61% 0.18%
2005 -0.58% 0.19%
2004 -0.55% 0.24%
2003 -0.54% 0.38%
2002 -0.37% 0.55%
2001 -0.29% 0.71%
2000 1.7% 0.71%
1999 -1.28% 0.57%
1998 -1.17% 0.51%
1997 -0.99% 0.45%
1996 -0.87% 0.38%
1995 -1.69% 0.35%
1994 -2.57% 0.27%
1993 -3.32% 0.12%
1992 -1.17% -0.08%
1991 1.74% -0.23%
1990 3.17% -0.22%
1989 2.62% -0.15%
1988 0.8% -0.1%
1987 1.02% -0.03%
1986 1.06% 0.09%
1985 1.11% 0.27%
1984 1.03% 0.39%
1983 0.9% 0.47%
1982 0.89% 0.61%
1981 0.9% 0.87%
1980 0.94% 1.09%
1979 2.18% 1.08%
1978 3.43% 1.08%
1977 3.36% 1.07%
1976 2.72% 2.88%
1975 2.13% 3.87%
1974 2.11% 1.4%
1973 2.09% 0.03%
1972 2.05% -0.15%
1971 2.01% -0.42%
1970 2.13% -0.88%
1969 2.4% -0.89%
1968 2.59% -0.43%
1967 2.73% -0.63%
1966 2.86% -0.75%
1965 3% -0.41%
1964 3.12% 0.06%
1963 3.23% 0.4%
1962 3.33% 0.72%
1961 3.42% 0.81%

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/portugal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Armenia Portugal
Current population
2989841
10667081
Population rank 137/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
14.4 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
21.6 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 +319
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 94/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +16,472
Net migration rank 162/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 16,472
2024 - -29,966 - 20,648
2023 12,153 75,000 -32,792 29,102
2022 9,799 38,001 -40,694 68,696
2021 2,370 -19,457 -45,592 69,606
2020 296 -13,046 -39,129 54,076
2019 10,072 -14,330 -24,687 63,031
2018 10,688 -13,129 -25,709 22,495
2017 10,428 -14,180 -23,691 13,979
2016 12,269 -14,697 -23,749 -775
2015 13,821 -15,225 -23,823 -3,209
2014 15,371 -15,745 -22,882 -26,447
2013 14,505 -16,265 -24,052 -36,342
2012 14,818 -16,782 -17,875 -37,083
2011 15,442 -17,296 -5,279 -31,513
2010 16,746 -30,009 -4,230 -5,627
2009 16,863 -30,357 -5,284 14,532
2008 13,583 -29,732 0 9,478
2007 13,362 -29,980 -1,055 21,064
2006 10,320 -29,921 3,156 16,754
2005 11,013 -29,921 2,101 15,537
2004 11,710 -30,103 7,339 13,928
2003 9,866 -29,616 4,184 24,740
2002 6,719 -27,792 8,335 42,169
2001 8,030 -51,303 8,290 55,565
2000 9,985 -52,780 15,435 60,586
1999 10,452 -51,871 8,175 49,572
1998 14,357 -55,171 7,112 40,931
1997 16,685 -51,640 8,087 36,922
1996 21,092 -51,023 4,026 32,640
1995 22,452 -50,223 4,011 26,971
1994 26,271 -112,569 9,991 20,761
1993 35,818 -126,963 7,972 8,561
1992 50,346 -196,270 13,933 -11,847
1991 56,269 5,422 12,948 -37,914
1990 59,893 2,122 13,976 -34,855
1989 57,520 98,517 22,011 -30,615
1988 33,232 -13,325 24,047 -26,595
1987 60,176 -26,879 28,084 -23,142
1986 61,771 -27,727 31,102 -20,000
1985 62,499 -27,710 33,077 -19,183
1984 62,124 -25,143 45,983 -16,658
1983 61,028 -31,993 47,798 -16,568
1982 58,617 -30,862 58,479 -15,006
1981 56,323 -28,487 56,152 -7,938
1980 54,128 -26,099 63,481 29,881
1979 52,452 -22,659 67,628 32,434
1978 48,326 53,277 70,731 34,345
1977 45,320 53,042 84,156 37,779
1976 41,948 49,014 85,138 40,490
1975 40,217 17,829 81,841 42,262
1974 38,392 17,995 74,412 41,254
1973 37,355 17,425 76,835 39,748
1972 36,943 15,836 83,715 39,058
1971 36,590 14,094 82,980 48,944
1970 36,045 12,700 87,672 -191,862
1969 37,333 17,128 89,329 -161,114
1968 38,118 20,855 100,737 -145,200
1967 38,674 22,014 106,495 -136,232
1966 39,842 22,131 107,171 -129,233
1965 42,271 20,809 115,182 -123,855
1964 44,886 19,028 120,170 -118,763
1963 48,058 16,252 113,783 -116,874
1962 50,461 13,898 123,217 -113,947
1961 51,957 12,102 117,867 -112,768
1960 51,675 11,827 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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