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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 47.5 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th 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 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Armenia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Russia
2100 1,726,155 124,983,377
2099 1,738,442 125,086,144
2098 1,750,778 125,186,329
2097 1,763,118 125,264,415
2096 1,775,426 125,354,177
2095 1,787,824 125,422,006
2094 1,800,498 125,474,373
2093 1,813,303 125,529,632
2092 1,826,180 125,604,261
2091 1,839,379 125,652,742
2090 1,852,808 125,707,894
2089 1,866,467 125,760,026
2088 1,880,473 125,810,124
2087 1,894,917 125,858,116
2086 1,909,962 125,926,035
2085 1,925,201 126,001,913
2084 1,940,818 126,076,414
2083 1,956,741 126,151,046
2082 1,973,327 126,234,371
2081 1,990,252 126,317,768
2080 2,007,426 126,414,511
2079 2,024,836 126,534,688
2078 2,042,672 126,674,591
2077 2,060,623 126,830,956
2076 2,078,608 126,982,766
2075 2,097,177 127,165,304
2074 2,115,982 127,362,143
2073 2,135,035 127,576,856
2072 2,154,014 127,802,632
2071 2,172,852 128,080,998
2070 2,191,664 128,353,977
2069 2,210,468 128,642,208
2068 2,229,358 128,920,237
2067 2,247,986 129,203,483
2066 2,266,479 129,511,983
2065 2,284,877 129,842,007
2064 2,302,956 130,177,089
2063 2,320,865 130,522,107
2062 2,338,236 130,851,664
2061 2,355,877 131,200,160
2060 2,373,382 131,526,812
2059 2,390,915 131,884,461
2058 2,407,952 132,247,211
2057 2,425,439 132,584,941
2056 2,442,510 132,925,501
2055 2,459,310 133,271,436
2054 2,476,652 133,595,068
2053 2,492,983 133,914,243
2052 2,510,452 134,180,223
2051 2,527,737 134,443,510
2050 2,544,715 134,687,487
2049 2,561,834 134,909,323
2048 2,578,975 135,117,641
2047 2,596,116 135,311,492
2046 2,613,159 135,482,008
2045 2,630,081 135,664,379
2044 2,646,916 135,863,165
2043 2,664,391 136,085,277
2042 2,682,314 136,307,658
2041 2,700,161 136,557,818
2040 2,718,522 136,821,807
2039 2,737,359 137,122,219
2038 2,755,417 137,433,644
2037 2,773,864 137,770,811
2036 2,792,492 138,118,955
2035 2,811,595 138,478,809
2034 2,830,390 138,852,689
2033 2,849,539 139,237,595
2032 2,868,514 139,635,142
2031 2,888,255 140,058,187
2030 2,908,073 140,453,528
2029 2,928,347 140,840,370
2028 2,948,331 141,214,141
2027 2,968,352 141,580,416
2026 2,989,841 141,906,741
2025 3,011,956 142,772,403
2024 3,033,500 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th 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 2,544,715 people with a rank change from 137th to 142nd. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 -0.71% -0.53%
2024 2.33% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Armenia Russia
Current population
2989841
141906741
Population rank 137/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.71%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
14.4 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
21.6 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +190 -801
Annual growth/decline +69,200 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 177/197
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 - -29,966 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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
Kapan 43.2K
Armavir 38.6K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 15K
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 (1960–2024, 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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