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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 7.59 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Armenia vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Zambia
2100 1,726,155 65,217,429
2099 1,738,442 64,871,545
2098 1,750,778 64,515,891
2097 1,763,118 64,148,736
2096 1,775,426 63,777,313
2095 1,787,824 63,393,169
2094 1,800,498 62,992,652
2093 1,813,303 62,590,327
2092 1,826,180 62,175,930
2091 1,839,379 61,750,591
2090 1,852,808 61,321,399
2089 1,866,467 60,880,148
2088 1,880,473 60,434,676
2087 1,894,917 59,970,107
2086 1,909,962 59,499,234
2085 1,925,201 59,023,040
2084 1,940,818 58,535,857
2083 1,956,741 58,040,512
2082 1,973,327 57,538,672
2081 1,990,252 57,027,491
2080 2,007,426 56,506,421
2079 2,024,836 55,983,242
2078 2,042,672 55,449,777
2077 2,060,623 54,906,771
2076 2,078,608 54,361,075
2075 2,097,177 53,806,856
2074 2,115,982 53,246,777
2073 2,135,035 52,677,348
2072 2,154,014 52,101,139
2071 2,172,852 51,519,691
2070 2,191,664 50,931,614
2069 2,210,468 50,334,700
2068 2,229,358 49,737,479
2067 2,247,986 49,135,488
2066 2,266,479 48,530,443
2065 2,284,877 47,918,592
2064 2,302,956 47,299,740
2063 2,320,865 46,677,439
2062 2,338,236 46,048,819
2061 2,355,877 45,416,657
2060 2,373,382 44,777,347
2059 2,390,915 44,137,306
2058 2,407,952 43,494,451
2057 2,425,439 42,851,923
2056 2,442,510 42,206,898
2055 2,459,310 41,558,284
2054 2,476,652 40,906,492
2053 2,492,983 40,255,629
2052 2,510,452 39,603,888
2051 2,527,737 38,949,958
2050 2,544,715 38,294,607
2049 2,561,834 37,634,194
2048 2,578,975 36,971,309
2047 2,596,116 36,309,749
2046 2,613,159 35,645,868
2045 2,630,081 34,981,812
2044 2,646,916 34,316,981
2043 2,664,391 33,652,420
2042 2,682,314 32,990,657
2041 2,700,161 32,329,447
2040 2,718,522 31,664,262
2039 2,737,359 31,001,305
2038 2,755,417 30,335,662
2037 2,773,864 29,668,561
2036 2,792,492 29,000,264
2035 2,811,595 28,333,498
2034 2,830,390 27,671,195
2033 2,849,539 27,011,974
2032 2,868,514 26,356,580
2031 2,888,255 25,702,812
2030 2,908,073 25,055,216
2029 2,928,347 24,414,405
2028 2,948,331 23,780,809
2027 2,968,352 23,151,479
2026 2,989,841 22,529,742
2025 3,011,956 21,918,187
2024 3,033,500 21,314,956
2023 2,964,300 20,723,965
2022 2,969,200 20,152,938
2021 2,962,300 19,603,607
2020 2,961,500 19,059,395
2019 2,962,500 18,513,839
2018 2,969,000 17,973,569
2017 2,979,400 17,441,320
2016 2,992,300 16,914,423
2015 3,004,600 16,399,089
2014 3,013,800 15,895,315
2013 3,022,000 15,398,997
2012 3,024,100 14,913,629
2011 3,027,900 14,437,796
2010 3,044,800 13,965,594
2009 3,066,000 13,490,389
2008 3,087,100 13,021,324
2007 3,107,400 12,565,085
2006 3,127,100 12,129,553
2005 3,146,400 11,718,819
2004 3,164,900 11,338,198
2003 3,182,500 10,983,595
2002 3,199,800 10,647,949
2001 3,211,800 10,325,185
2000 3,221,100 10,017,631
1999 3,167,286 9,740,005
1998 3,208,401 9,482,408
1997 3,246,289 9,237,063
1996 3,278,735 9,004,053
1995 3,307,581 8,785,763
1994 3,364,610 8,576,269
1993 3,453,332 8,373,921
1992 3,571,861 8,176,680
1991 3,613,977 7,981,650
1990 3,552,128 7,786,169
1989 3,443,100 7,589,216
1988 3,355,125 7,391,440
1987 3,328,520 7,191,282
1986 3,294,847 6,986,471
1985 3,260,432 6,780,953
1984 3,224,547 6,580,490
1983 3,191,539 6,381,038
1982 3,163,144 6,178,637
1981 3,135,349 5,983,289
1980 3,107,415 5,802,833
1979 3,078,501 5,631,728
1978 3,012,807 5,465,374
1977 2,912,827 5,302,480
1976 2,818,165 5,143,842
1975 2,743,660 4,990,086
1974 2,686,445 4,842,746
1973 2,630,860 4,702,693
1972 2,577,079 4,569,309
1971 2,525,345 4,442,525
1970 2,475,633 4,321,718
1969 2,424,030 4,197,116
1968 2,367,319 4,065,593
1967 2,307,492 3,936,343
1966 2,246,159 3,812,003
1965 2,183,635 3,692,086
1964 2,120,135 3,577,017
1963 2,056,023 3,465,907
1962 1,991,689 3,358,099
1961 1,927,484 3,254,086
1960 1,863,705 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Zambia
2100 -0.71% 0.53%
2099 -0.7% 0.55%
2098 -0.7% 0.57%
2097 -0.69% 0.58%
2096 -0.69% 0.61%
2095 -0.7% 0.64%
2094 -0.71% 0.64%
2093 -0.71% 0.67%
2092 -0.72% 0.69%
2091 -0.72% 0.7%
2090 -0.73% 0.72%
2089 -0.74% 0.74%
2088 -0.76% 0.77%
2087 -0.79% 0.79%
2086 -0.79% 0.81%
2085 -0.8% 0.83%
2084 -0.81% 0.85%
2083 -0.84% 0.87%
2082 -0.85% 0.9%
2081 -0.86% 0.92%
2080 -0.86% 0.93%
2079 -0.87% 0.96%
2078 -0.87% 0.99%
2077 -0.87% 1%
2076 -0.89% 1.03%
2075 -0.89% 1.05%
2074 -0.89% 1.08%
2073 -0.88% 1.11%
2072 -0.87% 1.13%
2071 -0.86% 1.15%
2070 -0.85% 1.19%
2069 -0.85% 1.2%
2068 -0.83% 1.23%
2067 -0.82% 1.25%
2066 -0.81% 1.28%
2065 -0.79% 1.31%
2064 -0.77% 1.33%
2063 -0.74% 1.37%
2062 -0.75% 1.39%
2061 -0.74% 1.43%
2060 -0.73% 1.45%
2059 -0.71% 1.48%
2058 -0.72% 1.5%
2057 -0.7% 1.53%
2056 -0.68% 1.56%
2055 -0.7% 1.59%
2054 -0.66% 1.62%
2053 -0.7% 1.65%
2052 -0.68% 1.68%
2051 -0.67% 1.71%
2050 -0.67% 1.75%
2049 -0.66% 1.79%
2048 -0.66% 1.82%
2047 -0.65% 1.86%
2046 -0.64% 1.9%
2045 -0.64% 1.94%
2044 -0.66% 1.97%
2043 -0.67% 2.01%
2042 -0.66% 2.05%
2041 -0.68% 2.1%
2040 -0.69% 2.14%
2039 -0.66% 2.19%
2038 -0.67% 2.25%
2037 -0.67% 2.3%
2036 -0.68% 2.35%
2035 -0.66% 2.39%
2034 -0.67% 2.44%
2033 -0.66% 2.49%
2032 -0.68% 2.54%
2031 -0.68% 2.58%
2030 -0.69% 2.62%
2029 -0.68% 2.66%
2028 -0.67% 2.72%
2027 -0.72% 2.76%
2026 -0.73% 2.79%
2025 -0.71% 2.83%
2024 2.33% 2.85%
2023 -0.17% 2.83%
2022 0.23% 2.8%
2021 0.03% 2.86%
2020 -0.03% 2.95%
2019 -0.22% 3.01%
2018 -0.35% 3.05%
2017 -0.43% 3.12%
2016 -0.41% 3.14%
2015 -0.31% 3.17%
2014 -0.27% 3.22%
2013 -0.07% 3.25%
2012 -0.13% 3.3%
2011 -0.56% 3.38%
2010 -0.69% 3.52%
2009 -0.68% 3.6%
2008 -0.65% 3.63%
2007 -0.63% 3.59%
2006 -0.61% 3.5%
2005 -0.58% 3.36%
2004 -0.55% 3.23%
2003 -0.54% 3.15%
2002 -0.37% 3.13%
2001 -0.29% 3.07%
2000 1.7% 2.85%
1999 -1.28% 2.72%
1998 -1.17% 2.66%
1997 -0.99% 2.59%
1996 -0.87% 2.48%
1995 -1.69% 2.44%
1994 -2.57% 2.42%
1993 -3.32% 2.41%
1992 -1.17% 2.44%
1991 1.74% 2.51%
1990 3.17% 2.6%
1989 2.62% 2.68%
1988 0.8% 2.78%
1987 1.02% 2.93%
1986 1.06% 3.03%
1985 1.11% 3.05%
1984 1.03% 3.13%
1983 0.9% 3.28%
1982 0.89% 3.26%
1981 0.9% 3.11%
1980 0.94% 3.04%
1979 2.18% 3.04%
1978 3.43% 3.07%
1977 3.36% 3.08%
1976 2.72% 3.08%
1975 2.13% 3.04%
1974 2.11% 2.98%
1973 2.09% 2.92%
1972 2.05% 2.85%
1971 2.01% 2.8%
1970 2.13% 2.97%
1969 2.4% 3.24%
1968 2.59% 3.28%
1967 2.73% 3.26%
1966 2.86% 3.25%
1965 3% 3.22%
1964 3.12% 3.21%
1963 3.23% 3.21%
1962 3.33% 3.2%
1961 3.42% 3.18%

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/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Armenia Zambia
Current population
2989841
22697916
Population rank 137/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.27%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
14.4 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
21.6 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 21/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -29,013 +6,562
Net migration rank 162/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 6,562
2024 - -29,966 - 7,381
2023 12,153 75,000 577,660 9,521
2022 9,799 38,001 563,456 -8,566
2021 2,370 -19,457 535,629 8,143
2020 296 -13,046 536,484 8,156
2019 10,072 -14,330 528,089 18,385
2018 10,688 -13,129 515,644 18,431
2017 10,428 -14,180 504,630 25,789
2016 12,269 -14,697 497,521 25,860
2015 13,821 -15,225 491,021 16,261
2014 15,371 -15,745 483,663 16,574
2013 14,505 -16,265 476,846 15,542
2012 14,818 -16,782 469,406 8,958
2011 15,442 -17,296 459,743 13,569
2010 16,746 -30,009 448,337 22,761
2009 16,863 -30,357 434,458 44,867
2008 13,583 -29,732 419,560 39,249
2007 13,362 -29,980 403,729 49,945
2006 10,320 -29,921 387,891 29,517
2005 11,013 -29,921 368,756 35,316
2004 11,710 -30,103 349,352 7,819
2003 9,866 -29,616 331,189 20,845
2002 6,719 -27,792 316,041 3,206
2001 8,030 -51,303 302,682 23,582
2000 9,985 -52,780 293,186 -4,338
1999 10,452 -51,871 283,297 -16,888
1998 14,357 -55,171 275,568 -26,796
1997 16,685 -51,640 268,198 -26,276
1996 21,092 -51,023 262,468 -38,358
1995 22,452 -50,223 257,897 -45,423
1994 26,271 -112,569 252,023 -45,504
1993 35,818 -126,963 245,917 -47,739
1992 50,346 -196,270 239,953 -43,656
1991 56,269 5,422 237,957 -44,203
1990 59,893 2,122 235,835 -38,619
1989 57,520 98,517 233,429 -36,736
1988 33,232 -13,325 230,118 -31,270
1987 60,176 -26,879 227,813 -26,338
1986 61,771 -27,727 224,768 -16,610
1985 62,499 -27,710 221,351 -18,474
1984 62,124 -25,143 216,695 -18,652
1983 61,028 -31,993 212,712 -11,849
1982 58,617 -30,862 207,621 -3,676
1981 56,323 -28,487 202,822 -16,072
1980 54,128 -26,099 198,817 -24,664
1979 52,452 -22,659 197,578 -29,515
1978 48,326 53,277 194,933 -30,284
1977 45,320 53,042 191,557 -30,423
1976 41,948 49,014 186,762 -30,612
1975 40,217 17,829 182,258 -30,886
1974 38,392 17,995 174,484 -31,178
1973 37,355 17,425 168,258 -31,472
1972 36,943 15,836 161,648 -31,672
1971 36,590 14,094 155,249 -31,651
1970 36,045 12,700 149,380 -31,370
1969 37,333 17,128 142,660 -11,469
1968 38,118 20,855 137,315 -5,447
1967 38,674 22,014 131,938 -5,298
1966 39,842 22,131 127,164 -5,129
1965 42,271 20,809 122,814 -5,023
1964 44,886 19,028 117,197 -4,851
1963 48,058 16,252 114,555 -4,676
1962 50,461 13,898 110,173 -4,428
1961 51,957 12,102 106,318 -4,043
1960 51,675 11,827 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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