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

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 28.1 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th 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 +0.22% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Armenia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Turkey
2100 1,768,991 64,394,191
2099 1,781,582 65,045,868
2098 1,794,224 65,690,351
2097 1,806,871 66,342,622
2096 1,819,484 66,990,674
2095 1,832,190 67,642,188
2094 1,845,178 68,296,562
2093 1,858,301 68,963,773
2092 1,871,498 69,625,957
2091 1,885,024 70,290,255
2090 1,898,786 70,960,483
2089 1,912,784 71,623,547
2088 1,927,138 72,281,102
2087 1,941,940 72,928,397
2086 1,957,359 73,576,610
2085 1,972,976 74,223,570
2084 1,988,981 74,853,312
2083 2,005,298 75,483,067
2082 2,022,296 76,111,533
2081 2,039,641 76,726,689
2080 2,057,242 77,339,541
2079 2,075,083 77,938,889
2078 2,093,363 78,532,577
2077 2,111,758 79,120,573
2076 2,130,190 79,705,459
2075 2,149,220 80,277,544
2074 2,168,491 80,848,141
2073 2,188,017 81,396,237
2072 2,207,467 81,938,080
2071 2,226,772 82,465,112
2070 2,246,052 82,981,973
2069 2,265,322 83,480,362
2068 2,284,681 83,963,140
2067 2,303,771 84,428,242
2066 2,322,723 84,886,666
2065 2,341,577 85,336,225
2064 2,360,105 85,771,285
2063 2,378,458 86,187,013
2062 2,396,260 86,587,114
2061 2,414,339 86,962,577
2060 2,432,279 87,319,314
2059 2,450,247 87,663,392
2058 2,467,707 87,973,789
2057 2,485,628 88,264,809
2056 2,503,122 88,534,755
2055 2,520,339 88,764,080
2054 2,538,112 88,972,362
2053 2,554,847 89,151,673
2052 2,572,750 89,310,785
2051 2,590,464 89,437,110
2050 2,607,864 89,541,520
2049 2,625,407 89,614,107
2048 2,642,974 89,651,068
2047 2,660,540 89,659,415
2046 2,678,006 89,634,354
2045 2,695,348 89,608,012
2044 2,712,601 89,557,421
2043 2,730,509 89,493,042
2042 2,748,877 89,404,193
2041 2,767,167 89,303,546
2040 2,785,984 89,187,952
2039 2,805,288 89,051,669
2038 2,823,794 88,901,719
2037 2,842,699 88,727,471
2036 2,861,789 88,537,927
2035 2,881,366 88,343,153
2034 2,900,627 88,139,515
2033 2,920,252 87,918,397
2032 2,939,698 87,687,495
2031 2,959,929 87,437,150
2030 2,980,238 87,166,904
2029 3,001,015 86,903,490
2028 3,021,496 86,627,469
2027 3,042,013 86,350,539
2026 3,064,036 86,093,293
2025 3,086,700 85,878,556
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th 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 2,607,864 people with a rank change from 136th to 142nd. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
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 1.75% 0.42%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Armenia grew by 1.75%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Armenia Turkey
Current population
3064036
86225430
Population rank 136/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
15.6 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
20.6 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +146 +986
Annual growth/decline +53,200 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 138/197
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 8,190 -29,966 453,249 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/turkey | 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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 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
Armavir 38.6K
Kapan 32.8K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 12.9K
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 (1960–2025, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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