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

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 6.74 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Armenia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Somalia
2100 1,768,991 68,341,587
2099 1,781,582 67,997,987
2098 1,794,224 67,660,056
2097 1,806,871 67,320,374
2096 1,819,484 66,931,214
2095 1,832,190 66,544,181
2094 1,845,178 66,138,594
2093 1,858,301 65,719,626
2092 1,871,498 65,283,569
2091 1,885,024 64,812,444
2090 1,898,786 64,322,633
2089 1,912,784 63,882,977
2088 1,927,138 63,424,502
2087 1,941,940 62,947,792
2086 1,957,359 62,408,129
2085 1,972,976 61,835,054
2084 1,988,981 61,280,718
2083 2,005,298 60,723,949
2082 2,022,296 60,150,487
2081 2,039,641 59,639,547
2080 2,057,242 59,064,099
2079 2,075,083 58,441,001
2078 2,093,363 57,816,490
2077 2,111,758 57,176,183
2076 2,130,190 56,567,204
2075 2,149,220 55,970,712
2074 2,168,491 55,295,699
2073 2,188,017 54,617,874
2072 2,207,467 53,944,923
2071 2,226,772 53,250,824
2070 2,246,052 52,540,460
2069 2,265,322 51,845,897
2068 2,284,681 51,165,760
2067 2,303,771 50,461,574
2066 2,322,723 49,748,163
2065 2,341,577 48,994,126
2064 2,360,105 48,235,809
2063 2,378,458 47,492,758
2062 2,396,260 46,756,776
2061 2,414,339 46,008,848
2060 2,432,279 45,192,338
2059 2,450,247 44,370,279
2058 2,467,707 43,631,825
2057 2,485,628 42,870,700
2056 2,503,122 42,095,303
2055 2,520,339 41,292,441
2054 2,538,112 40,487,904
2053 2,554,847 39,720,236
2052 2,572,750 38,967,888
2051 2,590,464 38,205,058
2050 2,607,864 37,448,393
2049 2,625,407 36,717,019
2048 2,642,974 35,962,583
2047 2,660,540 35,196,924
2046 2,678,006 34,440,935
2045 2,695,348 33,696,593
2044 2,712,601 32,957,131
2043 2,730,509 32,227,622
2042 2,748,877 31,517,627
2041 2,767,167 30,775,671
2040 2,785,984 30,013,616
2039 2,805,288 29,294,623
2038 2,823,794 28,565,580
2037 2,842,699 27,821,304
2036 2,861,789 27,097,563
2035 2,881,366 26,368,985
2034 2,900,627 25,671,628
2033 2,920,252 25,002,924
2032 2,939,698 24,323,435
2031 2,959,929 23,642,617
2030 2,980,238 22,951,436
2029 3,001,015 22,285,719
2028 3,021,496 21,638,095
2027 3,042,013 20,978,784
2026 3,064,036 20,310,008
2025 3,086,700 19,654,739
2024 3,033,500 19,009,151
2023 2,964,300 18,358,615
2022 2,969,200 17,801,897
2021 2,962,300 17,271,431
2020 2,961,500 16,651,191
2019 2,962,500 16,030,971
2018 2,969,000 15,452,487
2017 2,979,400 14,916,629
2016 2,992,300 14,348,740
2015 3,004,600 13,806,963
2014 3,013,800 13,339,491
2013 3,022,000 12,869,594
2012 3,024,100 12,461,160
2011 3,027,900 12,348,830
2010 3,044,800 12,261,756
2009 3,066,000 11,961,201
2008 3,087,100 11,663,084
2007 3,107,400 11,322,582
2006 3,127,100 10,975,502
2005 3,146,400 10,644,228
2004 3,164,900 10,280,998
2003 3,182,500 9,909,157
2002 3,199,800 9,550,063
2001 3,211,800 9,198,493
2000 3,221,100 8,838,713
1999 3,167,286 8,492,059
1998 3,208,401 8,155,417
1997 3,246,289 7,824,525
1996 3,278,735 7,554,474
1995 3,307,581 7,285,007
1994 3,364,610 7,026,797
1993 3,453,332 6,681,399
1992 3,571,861 6,495,107
1991 3,613,977 6,813,760
1990 3,552,128 7,082,811
1989 3,443,100 7,114,817
1988 3,355,125 7,235,360
1987 3,328,520 7,228,302
1986 3,294,847 6,974,788
1985 3,260,432 6,693,289
1984 3,224,547 6,428,389
1983 3,191,539 6,198,430
1982 3,163,144 6,003,840
1981 3,135,349 5,982,849
1980 3,107,415 5,936,154
1979 3,078,501 5,449,117
1978 3,012,807 4,814,892
1977 2,912,827 4,484,050
1976 2,818,165 4,365,812
1975 2,743,660 4,257,535
1974 2,686,445 4,151,842
1973 2,630,860 4,045,592
1972 2,577,079 3,939,436
1971 2,525,345 3,837,691
1970 2,475,633 3,738,448
1969 2,424,030 3,641,015
1968 2,367,319 3,546,590
1967 2,307,492 3,454,537
1966 2,246,159 3,365,106
1965 2,183,635 3,277,874
1964 2,120,135 3,192,796
1963 2,056,023 3,110,361
1962 1,991,689 3,030,091
1961 1,927,484 2,952,054
1960 1,863,705 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Somalia
2100 -0.71% 0.51%
2099 -0.7% 0.5%
2098 -0.7% 0.5%
2097 -0.69% 0.58%
2096 -0.69% 0.58%
2095 -0.7% 0.61%
2094 -0.71% 0.64%
2093 -0.71% 0.67%
2092 -0.72% 0.73%
2091 -0.72% 0.76%
2090 -0.73% 0.69%
2089 -0.74% 0.72%
2088 -0.76% 0.76%
2087 -0.79% 0.86%
2086 -0.79% 0.93%
2085 -0.8% 0.9%
2084 -0.81% 0.92%
2083 -0.84% 0.95%
2082 -0.85% 0.86%
2081 -0.86% 0.97%
2080 -0.86% 1.07%
2079 -0.87% 1.08%
2078 -0.87% 1.12%
2077 -0.87% 1.08%
2076 -0.89% 1.07%
2075 -0.89% 1.22%
2074 -0.89% 1.24%
2073 -0.88% 1.25%
2072 -0.87% 1.3%
2071 -0.86% 1.35%
2070 -0.85% 1.34%
2069 -0.85% 1.33%
2068 -0.83% 1.4%
2067 -0.82% 1.43%
2066 -0.81% 1.54%
2065 -0.79% 1.57%
2064 -0.77% 1.56%
2063 -0.74% 1.57%
2062 -0.75% 1.63%
2061 -0.74% 1.81%
2060 -0.73% 1.85%
2059 -0.71% 1.69%
2058 -0.72% 1.78%
2057 -0.7% 1.84%
2056 -0.68% 1.94%
2055 -0.7% 1.99%
2054 -0.66% 1.93%
2053 -0.7% 1.93%
2052 -0.68% 2%
2051 -0.67% 2.02%
2050 -0.67% 1.99%
2049 -0.66% 2.1%
2048 -0.66% 2.18%
2047 -0.65% 2.2%
2046 -0.64% 2.21%
2045 -0.64% 2.24%
2044 -0.66% 2.26%
2043 -0.67% 2.25%
2042 -0.66% 2.41%
2041 -0.68% 2.54%
2040 -0.69% 2.45%
2039 -0.66% 2.55%
2038 -0.67% 2.68%
2037 -0.67% 2.67%
2036 -0.68% 2.76%
2035 -0.66% 2.72%
2034 -0.67% 2.67%
2033 -0.66% 2.79%
2032 -0.68% 2.88%
2031 -0.68% 3.01%
2030 -0.69% 2.99%
2029 -0.68% 2.99%
2028 -0.67% 3.14%
2027 -0.72% 3.29%
2026 -0.73% 3.33%
2025 1.75% 3.4%
2024 2.33% 3.54%
2023 -0.17% 3.13%
2022 0.23% 3.07%
2021 0.03% 3.72%
2020 -0.03% 3.87%
2019 -0.22% 3.74%
2018 -0.35% 3.59%
2017 -0.43% 3.96%
2016 -0.41% 3.92%
2015 -0.31% 3.5%
2014 -0.27% 3.65%
2013 -0.07% 3.28%
2012 -0.13% 0.91%
2011 -0.56% 0.71%
2010 -0.69% 2.51%
2009 -0.68% 2.56%
2008 -0.65% 3.01%
2007 -0.63% 3.16%
2006 -0.61% 3.11%
2005 -0.58% 3.53%
2004 -0.55% 3.75%
2003 -0.54% 3.76%
2002 -0.37% 3.82%
2001 -0.29% 4.07%
2000 1.7% 4.08%
1999 -1.28% 4.13%
1998 -1.17% 4.23%
1997 -0.99% 3.57%
1996 -0.87% 3.7%
1995 -1.69% 3.67%
1994 -2.57% 5.17%
1993 -3.32% 2.87%
1992 -1.17% -4.68%
1991 1.74% -3.8%
1990 3.17% -0.45%
1989 2.62% -1.67%
1988 0.8% 0.1%
1987 1.02% 3.63%
1986 1.06% 4.21%
1985 1.11% 4.12%
1984 1.03% 3.71%
1983 0.9% 3.24%
1982 0.89% 0.35%
1981 0.9% 0.79%
1980 0.94% 8.94%
1979 2.18% 13.2%
1978 3.43% 7.38%
1977 3.36% 2.71%
1976 2.72% 2.54%
1975 2.13% 2.55%
1974 2.11% 2.63%
1973 2.09% 2.69%
1972 2.05% 2.65%
1971 2.01% 2.65%
1970 2.13% 2.68%
1969 2.4% 2.66%
1968 2.59% 2.66%
1967 2.73% 2.66%
1966 2.86% 2.66%
1965 3% 2.66%
1964 3.12% 2.65%
1963 3.23% 2.65%
1962 3.33% 2.64%
1961 3.42% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Armenia grew by 1.75%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Armenia Somalia
Current population
3064036
20653532
Population rank 136/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.25%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
49 seconds
One birth every
15.6 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
20.6 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline +146 +1,769
Annual growth/decline +53,200 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 8/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +12,077
Net migration rank 162/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 12,077
2024 8,190 -29,966 619,793 26,859
2023 12,153 75,000 608,203 46,217
2022 9,799 38,001 551,450 -92,434
2021 2,370 -19,457 566,399 35,506
2020 296 -13,046 561,311 77,259
2019 10,072 -14,330 548,756 53,124
2018 10,688 -13,129 514,244 40,844
2017 10,428 -14,180 478,556 38,067
2016 12,269 -14,697 495,132 124,017
2015 13,821 -15,225 481,573 -17,178
2014 15,371 -15,745 464,481 6,065
2013 14,505 -16,265 448,518 20,723
2012 14,818 -16,782 399,468 -51,833
2011 15,442 -17,296 203,213 -326,192
2010 16,746 -30,009 385,571 -88,448
2009 16,863 -30,357 405,784 -101,795
2008 13,583 -29,732 394,258 -102,035
2007 13,362 -29,980 380,303 8,476
2006 10,320 -29,921 372,597 -67,200
2005 11,013 -29,921 363,117 -5,955
2004 11,710 -30,103 351,959 17,353
2003 9,866 -29,616 341,192 33,174
2002 6,719 -27,792 331,215 12,603
2001 8,030 -51,303 319,059 40,274
2000 9,985 -52,780 306,651 53,580
1999 10,452 -51,871 295,523 37,548
1998 14,357 -55,171 284,779 55,426
1997 16,685 -51,640 271,894 49,692
1996 21,092 -51,023 264,807 -46,291
1995 22,452 -50,223 254,509 65,888
1994 26,271 -112,569 246,950 -50,921
1993 35,818 -126,963 232,960 261,815
1992 50,346 -196,270 57,495 -179,675
1991 56,269 5,422 53,052 -568,166
1990 59,893 2,122 225,162 -248,155
1989 57,520 98,517 225,255 -266,281
1988 33,232 -13,325 215,599 -415,660
1987 60,176 -26,879 231,580 -17,391
1986 61,771 -27,727 218,416 74,424
1985 62,499 -27,710 207,960 62,183
1984 62,124 -25,143 199,017 60,630
1983 61,028 -31,993 190,775 9,505
1982 58,617 -30,862 182,793 6,115
1981 56,323 -28,487 185,211 -332,129
1980 54,128 -26,099 174,790 65,519
1979 52,452 -22,659 151,016 582,746
1978 48,326 53,277 132,689 402,005
1977 45,320 53,042 124,818 2,170
1976 41,948 49,014 113,319 -3,831
1975 40,217 17,829 108,998 -1,934
1974 38,392 17,995 104,813 -495
1973 37,355 17,425 108,038 143
1972 36,943 15,836 104,493 -351
1971 36,590 14,094 101,196 -1,850
1970 36,045 12,700 98,025 1,104
1969 37,333 17,128 95,045 690
1968 38,118 20,855 92,208 906
1967 38,674 22,014 89,497 1,498
1966 39,842 22,131 86,930 941
1965 42,271 20,809 84,448 2,142
1964 44,886 19,028 82,042 1,518
1963 48,058 16,252 79,859 1,449
1962 50,461 13,898 77,737 1,496
1961 51,957 12,102 75,513 1,336
1960 51,675 11,827 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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