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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 8.97 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Armenia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Syria
2100 1,726,155 44,620,090
2099 1,738,442 44,690,260
2098 1,750,778 44,750,249
2097 1,763,118 44,813,148
2096 1,775,426 44,867,740
2095 1,787,824 44,895,489
2094 1,800,498 44,945,231
2093 1,813,303 44,974,311
2092 1,826,180 45,003,795
2091 1,839,379 45,016,478
2090 1,852,808 45,048,083
2089 1,866,467 45,047,102
2088 1,880,473 45,041,864
2087 1,894,917 45,049,516
2086 1,909,962 45,068,928
2085 1,925,201 45,034,847
2084 1,940,818 44,999,929
2083 1,956,741 44,971,600
2082 1,973,327 44,910,859
2081 1,990,252 44,843,908
2080 2,007,426 44,744,718
2079 2,024,836 44,687,371
2078 2,042,672 44,649,760
2077 2,060,623 44,604,175
2076 2,078,608 44,520,132
2075 2,097,177 44,426,423
2074 2,115,982 44,328,795
2073 2,135,035 44,221,016
2072 2,154,014 44,084,262
2071 2,172,852 43,939,848
2070 2,191,664 43,795,999
2069 2,210,468 43,648,130
2068 2,229,358 43,465,442
2067 2,247,986 43,271,173
2066 2,266,479 43,060,752
2065 2,284,877 42,810,442
2064 2,302,956 42,559,554
2063 2,320,865 42,311,907
2062 2,338,236 42,062,193
2061 2,355,877 41,808,082
2060 2,373,382 41,522,274
2059 2,390,915 41,208,825
2058 2,407,952 40,925,728
2057 2,425,439 40,643,453
2056 2,442,510 40,332,578
2055 2,459,310 40,026,632
2054 2,476,652 39,691,425
2053 2,492,983 39,348,020
2052 2,510,452 39,045,268
2051 2,527,737 38,733,827
2050 2,544,715 38,410,423
2049 2,561,834 38,089,455
2048 2,578,975 37,784,449
2047 2,596,116 37,492,636
2046 2,613,159 37,181,526
2045 2,630,081 36,843,579
2044 2,646,916 36,526,509
2043 2,664,391 36,188,225
2042 2,682,314 35,825,419
2041 2,700,161 35,447,414
2040 2,718,522 35,042,107
2039 2,737,359 34,626,945
2038 2,755,417 34,183,740
2037 2,773,864 33,703,682
2036 2,792,492 33,223,843
2035 2,811,595 32,696,648
2034 2,830,390 32,148,814
2033 2,849,539 31,562,427
2032 2,868,514 30,967,322
2031 2,888,255 30,329,874
2030 2,908,073 29,672,629
2029 2,928,347 28,949,535
2028 2,948,331 28,217,748
2027 2,968,352 27,428,807
2026 2,989,841 26,607,148
2025 3,011,956 25,689,551
2024 3,033,500 24,672,760
2023 2,964,300 23,594,623
2022 2,969,200 22,462,173
2021 2,962,300 21,628,839
2020 2,961,500 21,049,429
2019 2,962,500 20,353,534
2018 2,969,000 19,577,845
2017 2,979,400 19,224,668
2016 2,992,300 19,193,834
2015 3,004,600 19,424,618
2014 3,013,800 20,273,659
2013 3,022,000 21,666,917
2012 3,024,100 22,759,763
2011 3,027,900 22,878,098
2010 3,044,800 22,482,421
2009 3,066,000 21,976,969
2008 3,087,100 21,636,564
2007 3,107,400 20,884,125
2006 3,127,100 19,637,022
2005 3,146,400 18,814,091
2004 3,164,900 18,336,875
2003 3,182,500 17,889,296
2002 3,199,800 17,468,332
2001 3,211,800 17,051,338
2000 3,221,100 16,637,888
1999 3,167,286 16,228,061
1998 3,208,401 15,820,413
1997 3,246,289 15,417,542
1996 3,278,735 15,018,104
1995 3,307,581 14,616,801
1994 3,364,610 14,208,583
1993 3,453,332 13,795,686
1992 3,571,861 13,385,571
1991 3,613,977 12,980,821
1990 3,552,128 12,579,208
1989 3,443,100 12,179,060
1988 3,355,125 11,782,264
1987 3,328,520 11,388,923
1986 3,294,847 11,002,844
1985 3,260,432 10,625,672
1984 3,224,547 10,258,398
1983 3,191,539 9,904,809
1982 3,163,144 9,572,511
1981 3,135,349 9,260,189
1980 3,107,415 8,957,663
1979 3,078,501 8,661,909
1978 3,012,807 8,372,759
1977 2,912,827 8,090,501
1976 2,818,165 7,817,320
1975 2,743,660 7,554,364
1974 2,686,445 7,302,160
1973 2,630,860 7,060,321
1972 2,577,079 6,826,024
1971 2,525,345 6,598,094
1970 2,475,633 6,380,609
1969 2,424,030 6,175,166
1968 2,367,319 5,978,742
1967 2,307,492 5,790,198
1966 2,246,159 5,609,047
1965 2,183,635 5,435,267
1964 2,120,135 5,269,087
1963 2,056,023 5,110,467
1962 1,991,689 4,959,340
1961 1,927,484 4,815,466
1960 1,863,705 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Syria
2100 -0.71% -0.16%
2099 -0.7% -0.13%
2098 -0.7% -0.14%
2097 -0.69% -0.12%
2096 -0.69% -0.06%
2095 -0.7% -0.11%
2094 -0.71% -0.06%
2093 -0.71% -0.07%
2092 -0.72% -0.03%
2091 -0.72% -0.07%
2090 -0.73% 0.002%
2089 -0.74% 0.01%
2088 -0.76% -0.02%
2087 -0.79% -0.04%
2086 -0.79% 0.08%
2085 -0.8% 0.08%
2084 -0.81% 0.06%
2083 -0.84% 0.14%
2082 -0.85% 0.15%
2081 -0.86% 0.22%
2080 -0.86% 0.13%
2079 -0.87% 0.08%
2078 -0.87% 0.1%
2077 -0.87% 0.19%
2076 -0.89% 0.21%
2075 -0.89% 0.22%
2074 -0.89% 0.24%
2073 -0.88% 0.31%
2072 -0.87% 0.33%
2071 -0.86% 0.33%
2070 -0.85% 0.34%
2069 -0.85% 0.42%
2068 -0.83% 0.45%
2067 -0.82% 0.49%
2066 -0.81% 0.58%
2065 -0.79% 0.59%
2064 -0.77% 0.59%
2063 -0.74% 0.59%
2062 -0.75% 0.61%
2061 -0.74% 0.69%
2060 -0.73% 0.76%
2059 -0.71% 0.69%
2058 -0.72% 0.69%
2057 -0.7% 0.77%
2056 -0.68% 0.76%
2055 -0.7% 0.84%
2054 -0.66% 0.87%
2053 -0.7% 0.78%
2052 -0.68% 0.8%
2051 -0.67% 0.84%
2050 -0.67% 0.84%
2049 -0.66% 0.81%
2048 -0.66% 0.78%
2047 -0.65% 0.84%
2046 -0.64% 0.92%
2045 -0.64% 0.87%
2044 -0.66% 0.93%
2043 -0.67% 1.01%
2042 -0.66% 1.07%
2041 -0.68% 1.16%
2040 -0.69% 1.2%
2039 -0.66% 1.3%
2038 -0.67% 1.42%
2037 -0.67% 1.44%
2036 -0.68% 1.61%
2035 -0.66% 1.7%
2034 -0.67% 1.86%
2033 -0.66% 1.92%
2032 -0.68% 2.1%
2031 -0.68% 2.21%
2030 -0.69% 2.5%
2029 -0.68% 2.59%
2028 -0.67% 2.88%
2027 -0.72% 3.09%
2026 -0.73% 3.57%
2025 -0.71% 4.12%
2024 2.33% 4.57%
2023 -0.17% 5.04%
2022 0.23% 3.85%
2021 0.03% 2.75%
2020 -0.03% 3.42%
2019 -0.22% 3.96%
2018 -0.35% 1.84%
2017 -0.43% 0.16%
2016 -0.41% -1.19%
2015 -0.31% -4.19%
2014 -0.27% -6.43%
2013 -0.07% -4.8%
2012 -0.13% -0.52%
2011 -0.56% 1.76%
2010 -0.69% 2.3%
2009 -0.68% 1.57%
2008 -0.65% 3.6%
2007 -0.63% 6.35%
2006 -0.61% 4.37%
2005 -0.58% 2.6%
2004 -0.55% 2.5%
2003 -0.54% 2.41%
2002 -0.37% 2.45%
2001 -0.29% 2.48%
2000 1.7% 2.53%
1999 -1.28% 2.58%
1998 -1.17% 2.61%
1997 -0.99% 2.66%
1996 -0.87% 2.75%
1995 -1.69% 2.87%
1994 -2.57% 2.99%
1993 -3.32% 3.06%
1992 -1.17% 3.12%
1991 1.74% 3.19%
1990 3.17% 3.29%
1989 2.62% 3.37%
1988 0.8% 3.45%
1987 1.02% 3.51%
1986 1.06% 3.55%
1985 1.11% 3.58%
1984 1.03% 3.57%
1983 0.9% 3.47%
1982 0.89% 3.37%
1981 0.9% 3.38%
1980 0.94% 3.41%
1979 2.18% 3.45%
1978 3.43% 3.49%
1977 3.36% 3.49%
1976 2.72% 3.48%
1975 2.13% 3.45%
1974 2.11% 3.43%
1973 2.09% 3.43%
1972 2.05% 3.45%
1971 2.01% 3.41%
1970 2.13% 3.33%
1969 2.4% 3.29%
1968 2.59% 3.26%
1967 2.73% 3.23%
1966 2.86% 3.2%
1965 3% 3.15%
1964 3.12% 3.1%
1963 3.23% 3.05%
1962 3.33% 2.99%
1961 3.42% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Armenia Syria
Current population
2989841
26829400
Population rank 137/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.32%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
14.4 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
21.6 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 6/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +421,693
Net migration rank 162/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 421,693
2024 - -29,966 - 546,494
2023 12,153 75,000 402,713 757,309
2022 9,799 38,001 369,750 735,142
2021 2,370 -19,457 350,560 211,220
2020 296 -13,046 327,992 269,050
2019 10,072 -14,330 293,762 500,985
2018 10,688 -13,129 242,530 514,102
2017 10,428 -14,180 237,214 -287,501
2016 12,269 -14,697 236,007 -124,063
2015 13,821 -15,225 253,977 -827,496
2014 15,371 -15,745 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 14,505 -16,265 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 14,818 -16,782 475,520 -999,267
2011 15,442 -17,296 543,950 -256,888
2010 16,746 -30,009 558,666 -54,359
2009 16,863 -30,357 559,314 -52,703
2008 13,583 -29,732 576,593 -402,393
2007 13,362 -29,980 529,162 801,514
2006 10,320 -29,921 480,616 682,911
2005 11,013 -29,921 468,960 13,382
2004 11,710 -30,103 461,209 10,881
2003 9,866 -29,616 457,000 -33,920
2002 6,719 -27,792 453,967 -35,096
2001 8,030 -51,303 451,503 -36,383
2000 9,985 -52,780 446,211 -34,425
1999 10,452 -51,871 439,261 -31,394
1998 14,357 -55,171 433,447 -26,025
1997 16,685 -51,640 429,887 -31,571
1996 21,092 -51,023 430,765 -30,197
1995 22,452 -50,223 430,172 -28,122
1994 26,271 -112,569 426,996 -12,630
1993 35,818 -126,963 420,244 -8,828
1992 50,346 -196,270 412,878 -4,063
1991 56,269 5,422 410,830 -10,154
1990 59,893 2,122 409,177 -6,620
1989 57,520 98,517 406,111 -8,379
1988 33,232 -13,325 404,285 -8,426
1987 60,176 -26,879 399,159 -8,335
1986 61,771 -27,727 390,821 -9,485
1985 62,499 -27,710 379,231 -6,221
1984 62,124 -25,143 366,768 -5,245
1983 61,028 -31,993 355,375 -9,729
1982 58,617 -30,862 319,664 -721
1981 56,323 -28,487 330,237 -24,536
1980 54,128 -26,099 332,464 -33,114
1979 52,452 -22,659 324,943 -32,793
1978 48,326 53,277 316,724 -30,567
1977 45,320 53,042 306,630 -28,275
1976 41,948 49,014 294,267 -26,268
1975 40,217 17,829 282,299 -24,389
1974 38,392 17,995 270,735 -24,242
1973 37,355 17,425 254,687 -17,502
1972 36,943 15,836 249,027 -17,610
1971 36,590 14,094 239,610 -15,167
1970 36,045 12,700 230,117 -19,594
1969 37,333 17,128 219,114 -18,749
1968 38,118 20,855 209,454 -16,968
1967 38,674 22,014 199,223 -14,618
1966 39,842 22,131 191,122 -13,434
1965 42,271 20,809 182,560 -12,704
1964 44,886 19,028 174,549 -12,044
1963 48,058 16,252 166,555 -11,817
1962 50,461 13,898 159,155 -11,641
1961 51,957 12,102 151,485 -11,237
1960 51,675 11,827 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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