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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 3.57 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Armenia vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Sweden
2100 1,726,155 11,357,586
2099 1,738,442 11,361,443
2098 1,750,778 11,365,725
2097 1,763,118 11,366,889
2096 1,775,426 11,368,572
2095 1,787,824 11,371,525
2094 1,800,498 11,374,169
2093 1,813,303 11,376,054
2092 1,826,180 11,378,099
2091 1,839,379 11,379,549
2090 1,852,808 11,381,475
2089 1,866,467 11,384,408
2088 1,880,473 11,387,073
2087 1,894,917 11,390,874
2086 1,909,962 11,398,223
2085 1,925,201 11,403,279
2084 1,940,818 11,408,050
2083 1,956,741 11,411,588
2082 1,973,327 11,416,796
2081 1,990,252 11,418,438
2080 2,007,426 11,420,629
2079 2,024,836 11,420,158
2078 2,042,672 11,418,032
2077 2,060,623 11,415,948
2076 2,078,608 11,412,112
2075 2,097,177 11,407,978
2074 2,115,982 11,404,682
2073 2,135,035 11,401,754
2072 2,154,014 11,398,056
2071 2,172,852 11,393,134
2070 2,191,664 11,389,416
2069 2,210,468 11,385,560
2068 2,229,358 11,384,165
2067 2,247,986 11,383,331
2066 2,266,479 11,383,335
2065 2,284,877 11,382,611
2064 2,302,956 11,381,643
2063 2,320,865 11,381,489
2062 2,338,236 11,382,109
2061 2,355,877 11,379,849
2060 2,373,382 11,378,661
2059 2,390,915 11,376,317
2058 2,407,952 11,372,527
2057 2,425,439 11,367,109
2056 2,442,510 11,361,843
2055 2,459,310 11,354,884
2054 2,476,652 11,347,343
2053 2,492,983 11,336,678
2052 2,510,452 11,322,876
2051 2,527,737 11,306,983
2050 2,544,715 11,287,973
2049 2,561,834 11,268,461
2048 2,578,975 11,247,615
2047 2,596,116 11,225,655
2046 2,613,159 11,202,749
2045 2,630,081 11,178,920
2044 2,646,916 11,153,887
2043 2,664,391 11,128,417
2042 2,682,314 11,102,505
2041 2,700,161 11,078,898
2040 2,718,522 11,054,498
2039 2,737,359 11,031,322
2038 2,755,417 11,008,943
2037 2,773,864 10,987,323
2036 2,792,492 10,964,438
2035 2,811,595 10,941,953
2034 2,830,390 10,919,289
2033 2,849,539 10,895,104
2032 2,868,514 10,869,796
2031 2,888,255 10,844,434
2030 2,908,073 10,815,888
2029 2,928,347 10,784,274
2028 2,948,331 10,749,191
2027 2,968,352 10,710,226
2026 2,989,841 10,668,870
2025 3,011,956 10,621,495
2024 3,033,500 10,569,709
2023 2,964,300 10,536,632
2022 2,969,200 10,486,941
2021 2,962,300 10,415,811
2020 2,961,500 10,353,442
2019 2,962,500 10,278,887
2018 2,969,000 10,175,214
2017 2,979,400 10,057,698
2016 2,992,300 9,923,085
2015 3,004,600 9,799,186
2014 3,013,800 9,696,110
2013 3,022,000 9,600,379
2012 3,024,100 9,519,374
2011 3,027,900 9,449,213
2010 3,044,800 9,378,126
2009 3,066,000 9,298,515
2008 3,087,100 9,219,637
2007 3,107,400 9,148,092
2006 3,127,100 9,080,505
2005 3,146,400 9,029,572
2004 3,164,900 8,993,531
2003 3,182,500 8,958,229
2002 3,199,800 8,924,958
2001 3,211,800 8,895,960
2000 3,221,100 8,872,109
1999 3,167,286 8,857,874
1998 3,208,401 8,850,974
1997 3,246,289 8,846,062
1996 3,278,735 8,840,998
1995 3,307,581 8,826,939
1994 3,364,610 8,780,745
1993 3,453,332 8,718,561
1992 3,571,861 8,668,067
1991 3,613,977 8,617,375
1990 3,552,128 8,558,835
1989 3,443,100 8,492,964
1988 3,355,125 8,436,489
1987 3,328,520 8,397,804
1986 3,294,847 8,369,829
1985 3,260,432 8,350,386
1984 3,224,547 8,336,605
1983 3,191,539 8,329,033
1982 3,163,144 8,325,263
1981 3,135,349 8,320,503
1980 3,107,415 8,310,531
1979 3,078,501 8,293,678
1978 3,012,807 8,275,599
1977 2,912,827 8,251,540
1976 2,818,165 8,222,286
1975 2,743,660 8,192,437
1974 2,686,445 8,159,955
1973 2,630,860 8,136,312
1972 2,577,079 8,122,300
1971 2,525,345 8,098,334
1970 2,475,633 8,042,801
1969 2,424,030 7,968,072
1968 2,367,319 7,912,273
1967 2,307,492 7,867,931
1966 2,246,159 7,807,797
1965 2,183,635 7,733,853
1964 2,120,135 7,661,354
1963 2,056,023 7,604,328
1962 1,991,689 7,561,588
1961 1,927,484 7,519,998
1960 1,863,705 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M 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
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Sweden
2100 -0.71% -0.03%
2099 -0.7% -0.04%
2098 -0.7% -0.01%
2097 -0.69% -0.01%
2096 -0.69% -0.03%
2095 -0.7% -0.02%
2094 -0.71% -0.02%
2093 -0.71% -0.02%
2092 -0.72% -0.01%
2091 -0.72% -0.02%
2090 -0.73% -0.03%
2089 -0.74% -0.02%
2088 -0.76% -0.03%
2087 -0.79% -0.06%
2086 -0.79% -0.04%
2085 -0.8% -0.04%
2084 -0.81% -0.03%
2083 -0.84% -0.05%
2082 -0.85% -0.01%
2081 -0.86% -0.02%
2080 -0.86% 0.004%
2079 -0.87% 0.02%
2078 -0.87% 0.02%
2077 -0.87% 0.03%
2076 -0.89% 0.04%
2075 -0.89% 0.03%
2074 -0.89% 0.03%
2073 -0.88% 0.03%
2072 -0.87% 0.04%
2071 -0.86% 0.03%
2070 -0.85% 0.03%
2069 -0.85% 0.01%
2068 -0.83% 0.007%
2067 -0.82% -0%
2066 -0.81% 0.006%
2065 -0.79% 0.009%
2064 -0.77% 0.001%
2063 -0.74% -0.005%
2062 -0.75% 0.02%
2061 -0.74% 0.01%
2060 -0.73% 0.02%
2059 -0.71% 0.03%
2058 -0.72% 0.05%
2057 -0.7% 0.05%
2056 -0.68% 0.06%
2055 -0.7% 0.07%
2054 -0.66% 0.09%
2053 -0.7% 0.12%
2052 -0.68% 0.14%
2051 -0.67% 0.17%
2050 -0.67% 0.17%
2049 -0.66% 0.19%
2048 -0.66% 0.2%
2047 -0.65% 0.2%
2046 -0.64% 0.21%
2045 -0.64% 0.22%
2044 -0.66% 0.23%
2043 -0.67% 0.23%
2042 -0.66% 0.21%
2041 -0.68% 0.22%
2040 -0.69% 0.21%
2039 -0.66% 0.2%
2038 -0.67% 0.2%
2037 -0.67% 0.21%
2036 -0.68% 0.21%
2035 -0.66% 0.21%
2034 -0.67% 0.22%
2033 -0.66% 0.23%
2032 -0.68% 0.23%
2031 -0.68% 0.26%
2030 -0.69% 0.29%
2029 -0.68% 0.33%
2028 -0.67% 0.36%
2027 -0.72% 0.39%
2026 -0.73% 0.45%
2025 -0.71% 0.49%
2024 2.33% 0.31%
2023 -0.17% 0.47%
2022 0.23% 0.68%
2021 0.03% 0.6%
2020 -0.03% 0.73%
2019 -0.22% 1.02%
2018 -0.35% 1.17%
2017 -0.43% 1.36%
2016 -0.41% 1.26%
2015 -0.31% 1.06%
2014 -0.27% 1%
2013 -0.07% 0.85%
2012 -0.13% 0.74%
2011 -0.56% 0.76%
2010 -0.69% 0.86%
2009 -0.68% 0.86%
2008 -0.65% 0.78%
2007 -0.63% 0.74%
2006 -0.61% 0.56%
2005 -0.58% 0.4%
2004 -0.55% 0.39%
2003 -0.54% 0.37%
2002 -0.37% 0.33%
2001 -0.29% 0.27%
2000 1.7% 0.16%
1999 -1.28% 0.08%
1998 -1.17% 0.06%
1997 -0.99% 0.06%
1996 -0.87% 0.16%
1995 -1.69% 0.53%
1994 -2.57% 0.71%
1993 -3.32% 0.58%
1992 -1.17% 0.59%
1991 1.74% 0.68%
1990 3.17% 0.78%
1989 2.62% 0.67%
1988 0.8% 0.46%
1987 1.02% 0.33%
1986 1.06% 0.23%
1985 1.11% 0.17%
1984 1.03% 0.09%
1983 0.9% 0.05%
1982 0.89% 0.06%
1981 0.9% 0.12%
1980 0.94% 0.2%
1979 2.18% 0.22%
1978 3.43% 0.29%
1977 3.36% 0.36%
1976 2.72% 0.36%
1975 2.13% 0.4%
1974 2.11% 0.29%
1973 2.09% 0.17%
1972 2.05% 0.3%
1971 2.01% 0.69%
1970 2.13% 0.94%
1969 2.4% 0.71%
1968 2.59% 0.56%
1967 2.73% 0.77%
1966 2.86% 0.96%
1965 3% 0.95%
1964 3.12% 0.75%
1963 3.23% 0.57%
1962 3.33% 0.55%
1961 3.42% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Armenia Sweden
Current population
2989841
10680056
Population rank 137/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
14.4 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
21.6 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 +91
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 149/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +47,079
Net migration rank 162/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 47,079
2024 - -29,966 - 50,115
2023 12,153 75,000 5,269 55,209
2022 9,799 38,001 10,487 58,955
2021 2,370 -19,457 22,914 51,947
2020 296 -13,046 14,495 37,302
2019 10,072 -14,330 25,697 72,619
2018 10,688 -13,129 23,403 87,517
2017 10,428 -14,180 24,138 102,671
2016 12,269 -14,697 25,800 119,234
2015 13,821 -15,225 23,518 80,534
2014 15,371 -15,745 26,179 77,654
2013 14,505 -16,265 23,041 66,760
2012 14,818 -16,782 20,943 52,879
2011 15,442 -17,296 21,733 46,049
2010 16,746 -30,009 25,320 51,175
2009 16,863 -30,357 21,387 63,638
2008 13,583 -29,732 18,439 56,452
2007 13,362 -29,980 15,552 54,907
2006 10,320 -29,921 15,436 51,675
2005 11,013 -29,921 9,030 27,030
2004 11,710 -30,103 9,893 25,842
2003 9,866 -29,616 6,271 29,161
2002 6,719 -27,792 893 31,364
2001 8,030 -51,303 -1,779 28,856
2000 9,985 -52,780 -2,662 24,900
1999 10,452 -51,871 -6,201 13,940
1998 14,357 -55,171 -3,541 11,325
1997 16,685 -51,640 -3,539 6,047
1996 21,092 -51,023 1,768 5,773
1995 22,452 -50,223 9,710 11,621
1994 26,271 -112,569 20,196 51,545
1993 35,818 -126,963 20,924 32,725
1992 50,346 -196,270 28,605 20,507
1991 56,269 5,422 29,299 25,314
1990 59,893 2,122 29,100 35,668
1989 57,520 98,517 24,629 44,565
1988 33,232 -13,325 15,186 30,064
1987 60,176 -26,879 11,757 21,335
1986 61,771 -27,727 9,206 15,211
1985 62,499 -27,710 4,175 11,464
1984 62,124 -25,143 3,335 8,668
1983 61,028 -31,993 833 2,105
1982 58,617 -30,862 1,665 2,524
1981 56,323 -28,487 1,664 3,209
1980 54,128 -26,099 5,818 10,040
1979 52,452 -22,659 4,976 13,895
1978 48,326 53,277 4,138 13,807
1977 45,320 53,042 7,426 23,528
1976 41,948 49,014 8,222 20,324
1975 40,217 17,829 14,746 16,564
1974 38,392 17,995 23,664 9,217
1973 37,355 17,425 24,409 -9,551
1972 36,943 15,836 28,428 -13,519
1971 36,590 14,094 31,583 2,334
1970 36,045 12,700 30,563 47,242
1969 37,333 17,128 23,904 48,824
1968 38,118 20,855 30,858 8,545
1967 38,674 22,014 41,700 11,075
1966 39,842 22,131 45,286 24,920
1965 42,271 20,809 44,857 32,444
1964 44,886 19,028 45,968 23,581
1963 48,058 16,252 35,741 11,009
1962 50,461 13,898 30,246 9,627
1961 51,957 12,102 30,832 14,401
1960 51,675 11,827 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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