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

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 46.6 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Armenia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Russia
2100 1,768,991 125,631,984
2099 1,781,582 125,735,285
2098 1,794,224 125,835,990
2097 1,806,871 125,914,480
2096 1,819,484 126,004,709
2095 1,832,190 126,072,890
2094 1,845,178 126,125,529
2093 1,858,301 126,181,074
2092 1,871,498 126,256,091
2091 1,885,024 126,304,823
2090 1,898,786 126,360,262
2089 1,912,784 126,412,664
2088 1,927,138 126,463,022
2087 1,941,940 126,511,263
2086 1,957,359 126,579,534
2085 1,972,976 126,655,806
2084 1,988,981 126,730,694
2083 2,005,298 126,805,713
2082 2,022,296 126,889,471
2081 2,039,641 126,973,300
2080 2,057,242 127,070,546
2079 2,075,083 127,191,346
2078 2,093,363 127,331,975
2077 2,111,758 127,489,152
2076 2,130,190 127,641,749
2075 2,149,220 127,825,235
2074 2,168,491 128,023,096
2073 2,188,017 128,238,922
2072 2,207,467 128,465,870
2071 2,226,772 128,745,681
2070 2,246,052 129,020,076
2069 2,265,322 129,309,803
2068 2,284,681 129,589,275
2067 2,303,771 129,873,991
2066 2,322,723 130,184,092
2065 2,341,577 130,515,828
2064 2,360,105 130,852,649
2063 2,378,458 131,199,458
2062 2,396,260 131,530,725
2061 2,414,339 131,881,030
2060 2,432,279 132,209,377
2059 2,450,247 132,568,882
2058 2,467,707 132,933,515
2057 2,485,628 133,272,997
2056 2,503,122 133,615,325
2055 2,520,339 133,963,055
2054 2,538,112 134,288,366
2053 2,554,847 134,609,198
2052 2,572,750 134,876,558
2051 2,590,464 135,141,211
2050 2,607,864 135,386,454
2049 2,625,407 135,609,441
2048 2,642,974 135,818,840
2047 2,660,540 136,013,698
2046 2,678,006 136,185,098
2045 2,695,348 136,368,416
2044 2,712,601 136,568,234
2043 2,730,509 136,791,498
2042 2,748,877 137,015,033
2041 2,767,167 137,266,491
2040 2,785,984 137,531,851
2039 2,805,288 137,833,822
2038 2,823,794 138,146,863
2037 2,842,699 138,485,780
2036 2,861,789 138,835,731
2035 2,881,366 139,197,452
2034 2,900,627 139,573,272
2033 2,920,252 139,960,175
2032 2,939,698 140,359,785
2031 2,959,929 140,785,026
2030 2,980,238 141,182,418
2029 3,001,015 141,571,268
2028 3,021,496 141,946,979
2027 3,042,013 142,315,155
2026 3,064,036 142,643,173
2025 3,086,700 143,513,328
2024 3,033,500 143,669,648
2023 2,964,300 143,826,130
2022 2,969,200 144,236,933
2021 2,962,300 144,746,762
2020 2,961,500 145,245,148
2019 2,962,500 145,453,291
2018 2,969,000 145,398,106
2017 2,979,400 145,293,260
2016 2,992,300 145,015,460
2015 3,004,600 144,640,716
2014 3,013,800 144,237,223
2013 3,022,000 143,805,638
2012 3,024,100 143,378,447
2011 3,027,900 143,018,195
2010 3,044,800 142,849,468
2009 3,066,000 142,785,348
2008 3,087,100 142,742,366
2007 3,107,400 142,805,114
2006 3,127,100 143,049,637
2005 3,146,400 143,518,814
2004 3,164,900 144,067,316
2003 3,182,500 144,648,618
2002 3,199,800 145,306,497
2001 3,211,800 145,976,482
2000 3,221,100 146,596,869
1999 3,167,286 147,214,776
1998 3,208,401 147,670,784
1997 3,246,289 147,915,361
1996 3,278,735 148,160,129
1995 3,307,581 148,375,787
1994 3,364,610 148,407,912
1993 3,453,332 148,458,777
1992 3,571,861 148,538,197
1991 3,613,977 148,394,216
1990 3,552,128 147,969,406
1989 3,443,100 147,721,000
1988 3,355,125 146,857,000
1987 3,328,520 145,908,000
1986 3,294,847 144,894,000
1985 3,260,432 143,858,000
1984 3,224,547 142,745,000
1983 3,191,539 141,668,000
1982 3,163,144 140,823,000
1981 3,135,349 139,941,000
1980 3,107,415 139,010,000
1979 3,078,501 138,027,000
1978 3,012,807 137,060,000
1977 2,912,827 136,100,000
1976 2,818,165 135,147,000
1975 2,743,660 134,200,000
1974 2,686,445 133,432,000
1973 2,630,860 132,669,000
1972 2,577,079 131,909,000
1971 2,525,345 131,155,000
1970 2,475,633 130,404,000
1969 2,424,030 129,664,000
1968 2,367,319 128,928,000
1967 2,307,492 128,196,000
1966 2,246,159 127,468,000
1965 2,183,635 126,745,000
1964 2,120,135 125,345,000
1963 2,056,023 123,960,000
1962 1,991,689 122,591,000
1961 1,927,484 121,236,000
1960 1,863,705 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 30.5% of the population in Armenia and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Russia
2100 -0.71% -0.08%
2099 -0.7% -0.08%
2098 -0.7% -0.06%
2097 -0.69% -0.07%
2096 -0.69% -0.05%
2095 -0.7% -0.04%
2094 -0.71% -0.04%
2093 -0.71% -0.06%
2092 -0.72% -0.04%
2091 -0.72% -0.04%
2090 -0.73% -0.04%
2089 -0.74% -0.04%
2088 -0.76% -0.04%
2087 -0.79% -0.05%
2086 -0.79% -0.06%
2085 -0.8% -0.06%
2084 -0.81% -0.06%
2083 -0.84% -0.07%
2082 -0.85% -0.07%
2081 -0.86% -0.08%
2080 -0.86% -0.09%
2079 -0.87% -0.11%
2078 -0.87% -0.12%
2077 -0.87% -0.12%
2076 -0.89% -0.14%
2075 -0.89% -0.15%
2074 -0.89% -0.17%
2073 -0.88% -0.18%
2072 -0.87% -0.22%
2071 -0.86% -0.21%
2070 -0.85% -0.22%
2069 -0.85% -0.22%
2068 -0.83% -0.22%
2067 -0.82% -0.24%
2066 -0.81% -0.25%
2065 -0.79% -0.26%
2064 -0.77% -0.26%
2063 -0.74% -0.25%
2062 -0.75% -0.27%
2061 -0.74% -0.25%
2060 -0.73% -0.27%
2059 -0.71% -0.27%
2058 -0.72% -0.25%
2057 -0.7% -0.26%
2056 -0.68% -0.26%
2055 -0.7% -0.24%
2054 -0.66% -0.24%
2053 -0.7% -0.2%
2052 -0.68% -0.2%
2051 -0.67% -0.18%
2050 -0.67% -0.16%
2049 -0.66% -0.15%
2048 -0.66% -0.14%
2047 -0.65% -0.13%
2046 -0.64% -0.13%
2045 -0.64% -0.15%
2044 -0.66% -0.16%
2043 -0.67% -0.16%
2042 -0.66% -0.18%
2041 -0.68% -0.19%
2040 -0.69% -0.22%
2039 -0.66% -0.23%
2038 -0.67% -0.24%
2037 -0.67% -0.25%
2036 -0.68% -0.26%
2035 -0.66% -0.27%
2034 -0.67% -0.28%
2033 -0.66% -0.28%
2032 -0.68% -0.3%
2031 -0.68% -0.28%
2030 -0.69% -0.27%
2029 -0.68% -0.26%
2028 -0.67% -0.26%
2027 -0.72% -0.23%
2026 -0.73% -0.61%
2025 1.75% -0.11%
2024 2.33% -0.11%
2023 -0.17% -0.28%
2022 0.23% -0.35%
2021 0.03% -0.34%
2020 -0.03% -0.14%
2019 -0.22% 0.04%
2018 -0.35% 0.07%
2017 -0.43% 0.19%
2016 -0.41% 0.26%
2015 -0.31% 0.28%
2014 -0.27% 0.3%
2013 -0.07% 0.3%
2012 -0.13% 0.25%
2011 -0.56% 0.12%
2010 -0.69% 0.04%
2009 -0.68% 0.03%
2008 -0.65% -0.04%
2007 -0.63% -0.17%
2006 -0.61% -0.33%
2005 -0.58% -0.38%
2004 -0.55% -0.4%
2003 -0.54% -0.45%
2002 -0.37% -0.46%
2001 -0.29% -0.42%
2000 1.7% -0.42%
1999 -1.28% -0.31%
1998 -1.17% -0.17%
1997 -0.99% -0.17%
1996 -0.87% -0.15%
1995 -1.69% -0.02%
1994 -2.57% -0.03%
1993 -3.32% -0.05%
1992 -1.17% 0.1%
1991 1.74% 0.29%
1990 3.17% 0.17%
1989 2.62% 0.59%
1988 0.8% 0.65%
1987 1.02% 0.7%
1986 1.06% 0.72%
1985 1.11% 0.78%
1984 1.03% 0.76%
1983 0.9% 0.6%
1982 0.89% 0.63%
1981 0.9% 0.67%
1980 0.94% 0.71%
1979 2.18% 0.71%
1978 3.43% 0.71%
1977 3.36% 0.71%
1976 2.72% 0.71%
1975 2.13% 0.58%
1974 2.11% 0.58%
1973 2.09% 0.58%
1972 2.05% 0.57%
1971 2.01% 0.58%
1970 2.13% 0.57%
1969 2.4% 0.57%
1968 2.59% 0.57%
1967 2.73% 0.57%
1966 2.86% 0.57%
1965 3% 1.12%
1964 3.12% 1.12%
1963 3.23% 1.12%
1962 3.33% 1.12%
1961 3.42% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Armenia grew by 1.75%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Armenia Russia
Current population
3064036
142643173
Population rank 136/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.72%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
15.6 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
20.6 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +146 -428
Annual growth/decline +53,200 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 166/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 -251,822
Net migration rank 162/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - -251,822
2024 8,190 -29,966 -574,678 -178,042
2023 12,153 75,000 -503,392 27,807
2022 9,799 38,001 -576,948 765,629
2021 2,370 -19,457 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 296 -13,046 -697,177 334,094
2019 10,072 -14,330 -319,997 336,494
2018 10,688 -13,129 -232,637 339,972
2017 10,428 -14,180 -130,764 396,619
2016 12,269 -14,697 0 447,645
2015 13,821 -15,225 43,392 384,756
2014 15,371 -15,745 28,848 264,698
2013 14,505 -16,265 28,761 289,872
2012 14,818 -16,782 0 285,977
2011 15,442 -17,296 -128,716 309,377
2010 16,746 -30,009 -242,844 307,555
2009 16,863 -30,357 -257,014 350,206
2008 13,583 -29,732 -356,856 360,840
2007 13,362 -29,980 -471,257 365,717
2006 10,320 -29,921 -686,638 308,370
2005 11,013 -29,921 -846,761 263,541
2004 11,710 -30,103 -792,370 261,519
2003 9,866 -29,616 -896,822 256,804
2002 6,719 -27,792 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 8,030 -51,303 -963,445 259,614
2000 9,985 -52,780 -967,540 550,401
1999 10,452 -51,871 -927,453 375,468
1998 14,357 -55,171 -694,053 528,135
1997 16,685 -51,640 -769,159 541,387
1996 21,092 -51,023 -785,248 587,171
1995 22,452 -50,223 -845,742 723,875
1994 26,271 -112,569 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 35,818 -126,963 -757,140 507,229
1992 50,346 -196,270 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 56,269 5,422 103,876 125,505
1990 59,893 2,122 325,533 299,863
1989 57,520 98,517 576,112 89,400
1988 33,232 -13,325 778,343 269,862
1987 60,176 -26,879 977,583 275,611
1986 61,771 -27,727 985,279 283,553
1985 62,499 -27,710 762,447 280,614
1984 62,124 -25,143 756,548 247,026
1983 61,028 -31,993 906,676 200,159
1982 58,617 -30,862 830,855 107,520
1981 56,323 -28,487 713,700 36,686
1980 54,128 -26,099 681,149 10,440
1979 52,452 -22,659 690,135 -5,791
1978 48,326 53,277 812,766 108,882
1977 45,320 53,042 832,932 122,316
1976 41,948 49,014 852,237 113,851
1975 40,217 17,829 843,850 80,069
1974 38,392 17,995 883,186 -51,759
1973 37,355 17,425 846,561 -107,568
1972 36,943 15,836 872,050 -111,168
1971 36,590 14,094 854,999 -134,968
1970 36,045 12,700 785,554 -264,464
1969 37,333 17,128 753,088 -64,643
1968 38,118 20,855 787,621 -83,221
1967 38,674 22,014 854,554 -116,029
1966 39,842 22,131 989,279 -111,360
1965 42,271 20,809 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 44,886 19,028 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 48,058 16,252 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 50,461 13,898 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 51,957 12,102 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 51,675 11,827 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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