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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 28.8 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Armenia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Turkey
2100 1,726,155 64,274,243
2099 1,738,442 64,924,706
2098 1,750,778 65,567,989
2097 1,763,118 66,219,045
2096 1,775,426 66,865,890
2095 1,787,824 67,516,190
2094 1,800,498 68,169,346
2093 1,813,303 68,835,313
2092 1,826,180 69,496,264
2091 1,839,379 70,159,325
2090 1,852,808 70,828,304
2089 1,866,467 71,490,133
2088 1,880,473 72,146,464
2087 1,894,917 72,792,552
2086 1,909,962 73,439,558
2085 1,925,201 74,085,313
2084 1,940,818 74,713,882
2083 1,956,741 75,342,464
2082 1,973,327 75,969,760
2081 1,990,252 76,583,769
2080 2,007,426 77,195,480
2079 2,024,836 77,793,711
2078 2,042,672 78,386,293
2077 2,060,623 78,973,194
2076 2,078,608 79,556,991
2075 2,097,177 80,128,010
2074 2,115,982 80,697,544
2073 2,135,035 81,244,619
2072 2,154,014 81,785,452
2071 2,172,852 82,311,503
2070 2,191,664 82,827,402
2069 2,210,468 83,324,862
2068 2,229,358 83,806,741
2067 2,247,986 84,270,976
2066 2,266,479 84,728,547
2065 2,284,877 85,177,268
2064 2,302,956 85,611,517
2063 2,320,865 86,026,471
2062 2,338,236 86,425,827
2061 2,355,877 86,800,591
2060 2,373,382 87,156,663
2059 2,390,915 87,500,101
2058 2,407,952 87,809,920
2057 2,425,439 88,100,397
2056 2,442,510 88,369,840
2055 2,459,310 88,598,739
2054 2,476,652 88,806,632
2053 2,492,983 88,985,609
2052 2,510,452 89,144,425
2051 2,527,737 89,270,515
2050 2,544,715 89,374,730
2049 2,561,834 89,447,182
2048 2,578,975 89,484,074
2047 2,596,116 89,492,406
2046 2,613,159 89,467,391
2045 2,630,081 89,441,098
2044 2,646,916 89,390,601
2043 2,664,391 89,326,342
2042 2,682,314 89,237,658
2041 2,700,161 89,137,199
2040 2,718,522 89,021,820
2039 2,737,359 88,885,792
2038 2,755,417 88,736,121
2037 2,773,864 88,562,197
2036 2,792,492 88,373,007
2035 2,811,595 88,178,595
2034 2,830,390 87,975,336
2033 2,849,539 87,754,631
2032 2,868,514 87,524,158
2031 2,888,255 87,274,280
2030 2,908,073 87,004,538
2029 2,928,347 86,741,614
2028 2,948,331 86,466,107
2027 2,968,352 86,189,693
2026 2,989,841 85,932,926
2025 3,011,956 85,718,588
2024 3,033,500 85,518,661
2023 2,964,300 85,325,965
2022 2,969,200 84,979,913
2021 2,962,300 84,147,318
2020 2,961,500 83,384,680
2019 2,962,500 82,579,440
2018 2,969,000 81,407,204
2017 2,979,400 80,312,698
2016 2,992,300 79,277,962
2015 3,004,600 78,218,479
2014 3,013,800 77,181,884
2013 3,022,000 76,147,624
2012 3,024,100 75,175,827
2011 3,027,900 74,223,629
2010 3,044,800 73,142,150
2009 3,066,000 72,039,206
2008 3,087,100 71,051,678
2007 3,107,400 70,158,112
2006 3,127,100 70,045,349
2005 3,146,400 69,329,557
2004 3,164,900 68,592,617
2003 3,182,500 67,831,730
2002 3,199,800 67,048,795
2001 3,211,800 66,245,128
2000 3,221,100 65,425,961
1999 3,167,286 64,591,923
1998 3,208,401 63,734,383
1997 3,246,289 62,852,966
1996 3,278,735 61,951,134
1995 3,307,581 61,024,503
1994 3,364,610 60,033,836
1993 3,453,332 58,999,167
1992 3,571,861 57,990,118
1991 3,613,977 57,009,887
1990 3,552,128 56,015,628
1989 3,443,100 54,976,723
1988 3,355,125 53,909,626
1987 3,328,520 52,843,670
1986 3,294,847 51,777,772
1985 3,260,432 50,687,115
1984 3,224,547 49,574,069
1983 3,191,539 48,447,410
1982 3,163,144 47,322,096
1981 3,135,349 46,321,190
1980 3,107,415 45,408,815
1979 3,078,501 44,510,429
1978 3,012,807 43,645,306
1977 2,912,827 42,773,298
1976 2,818,165 41,899,984
1975 2,743,660 41,053,126
1974 2,686,445 40,210,234
1973 2,630,860 39,329,533
1972 2,577,079 38,430,221
1971 2,525,345 37,518,611
1970 2,475,633 36,638,465
1969 2,424,030 35,787,774
1968 2,367,319 34,921,684
1967 2,307,492 34,050,421
1966 2,246,159 33,177,672
1965 2,183,635 32,345,220
1964 2,120,135 31,543,072
1963 2,056,023 30,726,841
1962 1,991,689 29,916,147
1961 1,927,484 29,119,238
1960 1,863,705 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Turkey
2100 -0.71% -1%
2099 -0.7% -0.98%
2098 -0.7% -0.98%
2097 -0.69% -0.97%
2096 -0.69% -0.96%
2095 -0.7% -0.96%
2094 -0.71% -0.97%
2093 -0.71% -0.95%
2092 -0.72% -0.95%
2091 -0.72% -0.94%
2090 -0.73% -0.93%
2089 -0.74% -0.91%
2088 -0.76% -0.89%
2087 -0.79% -0.88%
2086 -0.79% -0.87%
2085 -0.8% -0.84%
2084 -0.81% -0.83%
2083 -0.84% -0.83%
2082 -0.85% -0.8%
2081 -0.86% -0.79%
2080 -0.86% -0.77%
2079 -0.87% -0.76%
2078 -0.87% -0.74%
2077 -0.87% -0.73%
2076 -0.89% -0.71%
2075 -0.89% -0.71%
2074 -0.89% -0.67%
2073 -0.88% -0.66%
2072 -0.87% -0.64%
2071 -0.86% -0.62%
2070 -0.85% -0.6%
2069 -0.85% -0.57%
2068 -0.83% -0.55%
2067 -0.82% -0.54%
2066 -0.81% -0.53%
2065 -0.79% -0.51%
2064 -0.77% -0.48%
2063 -0.74% -0.46%
2062 -0.75% -0.43%
2061 -0.74% -0.41%
2060 -0.73% -0.39%
2059 -0.71% -0.35%
2058 -0.72% -0.33%
2057 -0.7% -0.3%
2056 -0.68% -0.26%
2055 -0.7% -0.23%
2054 -0.66% -0.2%
2053 -0.7% -0.18%
2052 -0.68% -0.14%
2051 -0.67% -0.12%
2050 -0.67% -0.08%
2049 -0.66% -0.04%
2048 -0.66% -0.009%
2047 -0.65% 0.03%
2046 -0.64% 0.03%
2045 -0.64% 0.06%
2044 -0.66% 0.07%
2043 -0.67% 0.1%
2042 -0.66% 0.11%
2041 -0.68% 0.13%
2040 -0.69% 0.15%
2039 -0.66% 0.17%
2038 -0.67% 0.2%
2037 -0.67% 0.21%
2036 -0.68% 0.22%
2035 -0.66% 0.23%
2034 -0.67% 0.25%
2033 -0.66% 0.26%
2032 -0.68% 0.29%
2031 -0.68% 0.31%
2030 -0.69% 0.3%
2029 -0.68% 0.32%
2028 -0.67% 0.32%
2027 -0.72% 0.3%
2026 -0.73% 0.25%
2025 -0.71% 0.23%
2024 2.33% 0.23%
2023 -0.17% 0.41%
2022 0.23% 0.99%
2021 0.03% 0.91%
2020 -0.03% 0.98%
2019 -0.22% 1.44%
2018 -0.35% 1.36%
2017 -0.43% 1.31%
2016 -0.41% 1.35%
2015 -0.31% 1.34%
2014 -0.27% 1.36%
2013 -0.07% 1.29%
2012 -0.13% 1.28%
2011 -0.56% 1.48%
2010 -0.69% 1.53%
2009 -0.68% 1.39%
2008 -0.65% 1.27%
2007 -0.63% 0.16%
2006 -0.61% 1.03%
2005 -0.58% 1.07%
2004 -0.55% 1.12%
2003 -0.54% 1.17%
2002 -0.37% 1.21%
2001 -0.29% 1.25%
2000 1.7% 1.29%
1999 -1.28% 1.35%
1998 -1.17% 1.4%
1997 -0.99% 1.46%
1996 -0.87% 1.52%
1995 -1.69% 1.65%
1994 -2.57% 1.75%
1993 -3.32% 1.74%
1992 -1.17% 1.72%
1991 1.74% 1.77%
1990 3.17% 1.89%
1989 2.62% 1.98%
1988 0.8% 2.02%
1987 1.02% 2.06%
1986 1.06% 2.15%
1985 1.11% 2.25%
1984 1.03% 2.33%
1983 0.9% 2.38%
1982 0.89% 2.16%
1981 0.9% 2.01%
1980 0.94% 2.02%
1979 2.18% 1.98%
1978 3.43% 2.04%
1977 3.36% 2.08%
1976 2.72% 2.06%
1975 2.13% 2.1%
1974 2.11% 2.24%
1973 2.09% 2.34%
1972 2.05% 2.43%
1971 2.01% 2.4%
1970 2.13% 2.38%
1969 2.4% 2.48%
1968 2.59% 2.56%
1967 2.73% 2.63%
1966 2.86% 2.57%
1965 3% 2.54%
1964 3.12% 2.66%
1963 3.23% 2.71%
1962 3.33% 2.74%
1961 3.42% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Armenia Turkey
Current population
2989841
86002379
Population rank 137/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
14.4 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
21.6 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +190 +528
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 154/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 -258,205
Net migration rank 162/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - -258,205
2024 - -29,966 - -275,952
2023 12,153 75,000 426,630 -318,070
2022 9,799 38,001 535,373 -301,544
2021 2,370 -19,457 521,713 20,283
2020 296 -13,046 608,708 37,934
2019 10,072 -14,330 751,472 -15,690
2018 10,688 -13,129 830,353 187,570
2017 10,428 -14,180 875,408 659,846
2016 12,269 -14,697 895,841 352,063
2015 13,821 -15,225 930,799 1,063,140
2014 15,371 -15,745 957,055 1,033,384
2013 14,505 -16,265 921,386 438,618
2012 14,818 -16,782 917,145 258,623
2011 15,442 -17,296 875,839 68,849
2010 16,746 -30,009 892,334 55,532
2009 16,863 -30,357 900,491 24,276
2008 13,583 -29,732 868,749 47,915
2007 13,362 -29,980 876,626 -186,402
2006 10,320 -29,921 897,351 -190,194
2005 11,013 -29,921 898,650 -174,177
2004 11,710 -30,103 896,025 -146,574
2003 9,866 -29,616 893,683 -121,383
2002 6,719 -27,792 922,927 -129,444
2001 8,030 -51,303 980,560 -166,759
2000 9,985 -52,780 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 10,452 -51,871 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 14,357 -55,171 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 16,685 -51,640 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 21,092 -51,023 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 22,452 -50,223 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 26,271 -112,569 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 35,818 -126,963 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 50,346 -196,270 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 56,269 5,422 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 59,893 2,122 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 57,520 98,517 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 33,232 -13,325 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 60,176 -26,879 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 61,771 -27,727 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 62,499 -27,710 1,098,846 8,960
1984 62,124 -25,143 1,096,529 21,787
1983 61,028 -31,993 1,095,106 39,871
1982 58,617 -30,862 1,091,863 23,728
1981 56,323 -28,487 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 54,128 -26,099 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 52,452 -22,659 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 48,326 53,277 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 45,320 53,042 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 41,948 49,014 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 40,217 17,829 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 38,392 17,995 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 37,355 17,425 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 36,943 15,836 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 36,590 14,094 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 36,045 12,700 991,950 -150,924
1969 37,333 17,128 970,958 -110,578
1968 38,118 20,855 950,778 -78,973
1967 38,674 22,014 936,727 -65,993
1966 39,842 22,131 925,790 -50,999
1965 42,271 20,809 904,016 -113,911
1964 44,886 19,028 884,152 -69,978
1963 48,058 16,252 862,626 -44,317
1962 50,461 13,898 837,473 -34,353
1961 51,957 12,102 816,911 -26,187
1960 51,675 11,827 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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