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Population in Armenia compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 12.3 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Armenia vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Saudi Arabia
2100 1,726,155 74,230,118
2099 1,738,442 73,760,045
2098 1,750,778 73,287,526
2097 1,763,118 72,813,125
2096 1,775,426 72,336,039
2095 1,787,824 71,858,206
2094 1,800,498 71,379,928
2093 1,813,303 70,900,460
2092 1,826,180 70,420,464
2091 1,839,379 69,940,749
2090 1,852,808 69,462,214
2089 1,866,467 68,985,976
2088 1,880,473 68,510,277
2087 1,894,917 68,035,545
2086 1,909,962 67,562,521
2085 1,925,201 67,091,615
2084 1,940,818 66,621,667
2083 1,956,741 66,152,653
2082 1,973,327 65,684,321
2081 1,990,252 65,216,102
2080 2,007,426 64,749,128
2079 2,024,836 64,282,393
2078 2,042,672 63,815,918
2077 2,060,623 63,348,712
2076 2,078,608 62,880,120
2075 2,097,177 62,409,793
2074 2,115,982 61,937,628
2073 2,135,035 61,462,662
2072 2,154,014 60,984,202
2071 2,172,852 60,502,791
2070 2,191,664 60,018,216
2069 2,210,468 59,529,456
2068 2,229,358 59,036,086
2067 2,247,986 58,539,487
2066 2,266,479 58,039,687
2065 2,284,877 57,537,106
2064 2,302,956 57,032,172
2063 2,320,865 56,524,331
2062 2,338,236 56,014,549
2061 2,355,877 55,501,467
2060 2,373,382 54,986,901
2059 2,390,915 54,469,809
2058 2,407,952 53,950,469
2057 2,425,439 53,430,639
2056 2,442,510 52,909,061
2055 2,459,310 52,386,571
2054 2,476,652 51,862,312
2053 2,492,983 51,336,335
2052 2,510,452 50,809,100
2051 2,527,737 50,280,719
2050 2,544,715 49,751,739
2049 2,561,834 49,221,828
2048 2,578,975 48,690,143
2047 2,596,116 48,157,605
2046 2,613,159 47,623,246
2045 2,630,081 47,087,215
2044 2,646,916 46,550,306
2043 2,664,391 46,013,232
2042 2,682,314 45,475,200
2041 2,700,161 44,936,131
2040 2,718,522 44,396,093
2039 2,737,359 43,856,006
2038 2,755,417 43,314,707
2037 2,773,864 42,773,375
2036 2,792,492 42,231,639
2035 2,811,595 41,690,245
2034 2,830,390 41,150,029
2033 2,849,539 40,611,021
2032 2,868,514 40,073,144
2031 2,888,255 39,535,357
2030 2,908,073 38,998,581
2029 2,928,347 38,417,447
2028 2,948,331 37,810,902
2027 2,968,352 37,189,969
2026 2,989,841 36,566,201
2025 3,011,956 35,932,673
2024 3,033,500 35,300,280
2023 2,964,300 33,702,731
2022 2,969,200 32,175,224
2021 2,962,300 30,784,383
2020 2,961,500 31,552,510
2019 2,962,500 30,063,799
2018 2,969,000 30,196,281
2017 2,979,400 30,977,355
2016 2,992,300 30,954,198
2015 3,004,600 29,816,382
2014 3,013,800 28,309,273
2013 3,022,000 27,624,004
2012 3,024,100 26,168,861
2011 3,027,900 25,091,867
2010 3,044,800 23,978,487
2009 3,066,000 24,217,654
2008 3,087,100 23,287,877
2007 3,107,400 22,368,313
2006 3,127,100 21,459,144
2005 3,146,400 20,559,890
2004 3,164,900 19,669,480
2003 3,182,500 18,786,767
2002 3,199,800 17,910,910
2001 3,211,800 17,041,397
2000 3,221,100 16,177,722
1999 3,167,286 15,472,075
1998 3,208,401 14,922,185
1997 3,246,289 14,374,943
1996 3,278,735 13,831,009
1995 3,307,581 13,289,245
1994 3,364,610 12,750,040
1993 3,453,332 12,215,862
1992 3,571,861 11,686,676
1991 3,613,977 11,160,744
1990 3,552,128 10,640,691
1989 3,443,100 10,128,394
1988 3,355,125 9,629,165
1987 3,328,520 9,130,194
1986 3,294,847 8,628,639
1985 3,260,432 8,151,779
1984 3,224,547 7,697,307
1983 3,191,539 7,252,941
1982 3,163,144 6,824,486
1981 3,135,349 6,420,551
1980 3,107,415 6,047,997
1979 3,078,501 5,703,698
1978 3,012,807 5,381,902
1977 2,912,827 5,083,048
1976 2,818,165 4,807,933
1975 2,743,660 4,556,287
1974 2,686,445 4,323,632
1973 2,630,860 4,106,344
1972 2,577,079 3,905,722
1971 2,525,345 3,724,031
1970 2,475,633 3,562,470
1969 2,424,030 3,417,114
1968 2,367,319 3,282,711
1967 2,307,492 3,157,242
1966 2,246,159 3,039,887
1965 2,183,635 2,928,771
1964 2,120,135 2,821,968
1963 2,056,023 2,719,341
1962 1,991,689 2,620,910
1961 1,927,484 2,526,347
1960 1,863,705 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.2M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.73M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.71% 0.64%
2099 -0.7% 0.64%
2098 -0.7% 0.65%
2097 -0.69% 0.66%
2096 -0.69% 0.66%
2095 -0.7% 0.67%
2094 -0.71% 0.68%
2093 -0.71% 0.68%
2092 -0.72% 0.69%
2091 -0.72% 0.69%
2090 -0.73% 0.69%
2089 -0.74% 0.69%
2088 -0.76% 0.7%
2087 -0.79% 0.7%
2086 -0.79% 0.7%
2085 -0.8% 0.71%
2084 -0.81% 0.71%
2083 -0.84% 0.71%
2082 -0.85% 0.72%
2081 -0.86% 0.72%
2080 -0.86% 0.73%
2079 -0.87% 0.73%
2078 -0.87% 0.74%
2077 -0.87% 0.75%
2076 -0.89% 0.75%
2075 -0.89% 0.76%
2074 -0.89% 0.77%
2073 -0.88% 0.78%
2072 -0.87% 0.8%
2071 -0.86% 0.81%
2070 -0.85% 0.82%
2069 -0.85% 0.84%
2068 -0.83% 0.85%
2067 -0.82% 0.86%
2066 -0.81% 0.87%
2065 -0.79% 0.89%
2064 -0.77% 0.9%
2063 -0.74% 0.91%
2062 -0.75% 0.92%
2061 -0.74% 0.94%
2060 -0.73% 0.95%
2059 -0.71% 0.96%
2058 -0.72% 0.97%
2057 -0.7% 0.99%
2056 -0.68% 1%
2055 -0.7% 1.01%
2054 -0.66% 1.02%
2053 -0.7% 1.04%
2052 -0.68% 1.05%
2051 -0.67% 1.06%
2050 -0.67% 1.08%
2049 -0.66% 1.09%
2048 -0.66% 1.11%
2047 -0.65% 1.12%
2046 -0.64% 1.14%
2045 -0.64% 1.15%
2044 -0.66% 1.17%
2043 -0.67% 1.18%
2042 -0.66% 1.2%
2041 -0.68% 1.22%
2040 -0.69% 1.23%
2039 -0.66% 1.25%
2038 -0.67% 1.27%
2037 -0.67% 1.28%
2036 -0.68% 1.3%
2035 -0.66% 1.31%
2034 -0.67% 1.33%
2033 -0.66% 1.34%
2032 -0.68% 1.36%
2031 -0.68% 1.38%
2030 -0.69% 1.51%
2029 -0.68% 1.6%
2028 -0.67% 1.67%
2027 -0.72% 1.71%
2026 -0.73% 1.76%
2025 -0.71% 1.79%
2024 2.33% 4.74%
2023 -0.17% 4.75%
2022 0.23% 4.52%
2021 0.03% -2.43%
2020 -0.03% 4.95%
2019 -0.22% -0.44%
2018 -0.35% -2.52%
2017 -0.43% 0.07%
2016 -0.41% 3.82%
2015 -0.31% 5.32%
2014 -0.27% 2.48%
2013 -0.07% 5.56%
2012 -0.13% 4.29%
2011 -0.56% 4.64%
2010 -0.69% -0.99%
2009 -0.68% 3.99%
2008 -0.65% 4.11%
2007 -0.63% 4.24%
2006 -0.61% 4.37%
2005 -0.58% 4.53%
2004 -0.55% 4.7%
2003 -0.54% 4.89%
2002 -0.37% 5.1%
2001 -0.29% 5.34%
2000 1.7% 4.56%
1999 -1.28% 3.69%
1998 -1.17% 3.81%
1997 -0.99% 3.93%
1996 -0.87% 4.08%
1995 -1.69% 4.23%
1994 -2.57% 4.37%
1993 -3.32% 4.53%
1992 -1.17% 4.71%
1991 1.74% 4.89%
1990 3.17% 5.06%
1989 2.62% 5.18%
1988 0.8% 5.47%
1987 1.02% 5.81%
1986 1.06% 5.85%
1985 1.11% 5.9%
1984 1.03% 6.13%
1983 0.9% 6.28%
1982 0.89% 6.29%
1981 0.9% 6.16%
1980 0.94% 6.04%
1979 2.18% 5.98%
1978 3.43% 5.88%
1977 3.36% 5.72%
1976 2.72% 5.52%
1975 2.13% 5.38%
1974 2.11% 5.29%
1973 2.09% 5.14%
1972 2.05% 4.88%
1971 2.01% 4.54%
1970 2.13% 4.25%
1969 2.4% 4.09%
1968 2.59% 3.97%
1967 2.73% 3.86%
1966 2.86% 3.79%
1965 3% 3.78%
1964 3.12% 3.77%
1963 3.23% 3.76%
1962 3.33% 3.74%
1961 3.42% 3.73%

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Armenia Saudi Arabia
Current population
2989841
36734925
Population rank 137/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.44%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
14.4 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
21.6 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 4/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +119,738
Net migration rank 162/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 119,738
2024 - -29,966 - 122,170
2023 12,153 75,000 474,366 325,691
2022 9,799 38,001 406,920 977,072
2021 2,370 -19,457 409,032 -106,287
2020 296 -13,046 447,036 -74,725
2019 10,072 -14,330 474,407 191,582
2018 10,688 -13,129 528,767 -988,751
2017 10,428 -14,180 546,751 -920,812
2016 12,269 -14,697 537,829 -26,997
2015 13,821 -15,225 511,023 465,292
2014 15,371 -15,745 493,431 469,144
2013 14,505 -16,265 475,299 485,794
2012 14,818 -16,782 465,649 479,206
2011 15,442 -17,296 443,675 491,253
2010 16,746 -30,009 418,641 504,955
2009 16,863 -30,357 438,557 496,229
2008 13,583 -29,732 433,457 491,337
2007 13,362 -29,980 425,199 489,136
2006 10,320 -29,921 399,333 504,661
2005 11,013 -29,921 375,938 518,565
2004 11,710 -30,103 362,843 523,472
2003 9,866 -29,616 364,520 514,606
2002 6,719 -27,792 372,099 500,508
2001 8,030 -51,303 382,153 484,252
2000 9,985 -52,780 392,407 468,515
1999 10,452 -51,871 390,112 160,263
1998 14,357 -55,171 389,499 159,898
1997 16,685 -51,640 385,033 160,066
1996 21,092 -51,023 382,248 160,532
1995 22,452 -50,223 380,231 160,512
1994 26,271 -112,569 377,351 160,306
1993 35,818 -126,963 372,621 158,074
1992 50,346 -196,270 366,763 160,908
1991 56,269 5,422 361,329 162,857
1990 59,893 2,122 355,495 160,416
1989 57,520 98,517 349,399 159,273
1988 33,232 -13,325 342,865 146,918
1987 60,176 -26,879 333,088 175,075
1986 61,771 -27,727 322,340 172,606
1985 62,499 -27,710 310,558 148,208
1984 62,124 -25,143 296,615 153,562
1983 61,028 -31,993 280,616 157,930
1982 58,617 -30,862 264,831 153,528
1981 56,323 -28,487 249,156 140,355
1980 54,128 -26,099 234,372 121,220
1979 52,452 -22,659 220,186 112,826
1978 48,326 53,277 205,331 105,263
1977 45,320 53,042 191,103 96,015
1976 41,948 49,014 178,024 85,083
1975 40,217 17,829 166,223 73,960
1974 38,392 17,995 155,478 69,653
1973 37,355 17,425 145,450 63,995
1972 36,943 15,836 136,360 55,439
1971 36,590 14,094 127,600 43,989
1970 36,045 12,700 120,440 31,097
1969 37,333 17,128 113,859 25,312
1968 38,118 20,855 108,281 21,366
1967 38,674 22,014 103,343 17,947
1966 39,842 22,131 98,361 15,054
1965 42,271 20,809 93,820 15,000
1964 44,886 19,028 89,776 15,000
1963 48,058 16,252 85,480 15,000
1962 50,461 13,898 81,393 15,000
1961 51,957 12,102 77,743 15,000
1960 51,675 11,827 74,143 15,000

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

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/saudi-arabia | 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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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