Armenia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Armenia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Armenia was 1.74% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.37% in 1978. The lowest was -3.37% in 1993 (about -1.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.03% per year.
Armenia ranks 61 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 28%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Armenia sits above it. It peaked in 1978 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 669%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 6 of 58 economies; Kyrgyz Republic (1.66%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1497% in 2024. That is 700% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 25th of 216 in 1961 → 119th of 216 in 1970 → 161st of 216 in 1980 → 36th of 216 in 1990 → 86th of 217 in 2000 → 208th of 217 in 2010 → 178th of 217 in 2020 → 61st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.74% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 2.31% | +2.5 pp |
| 2023 | -0.17% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 0.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | -0.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | -0.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | -0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -0.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | -0.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | -0.13% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | -0.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | -0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | -0.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | -0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | -0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | -0.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | -0.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | -0.29% | -2.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.68% | +3.0 pp |
| 1999 | -1.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | -1.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | -0.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -0.88% | +0.8 pp |
| 1995 | -1.71% | +0.9 pp |
| 1994 | -2.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 1993 | -3.37% | -2.2 pp |
| 1992 | -1.17% | -2.9 pp |
| 1991 | 1.73% | -1.4 pp |
| 1990 | 3.12% | +0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 2.59% | +1.8 pp |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 1.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 1.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 1.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 0.93% | -1.2 pp |
| 1979 | 2.16% | -1.2 pp |
| 1978 | 3.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 1976 | 2.68% | +0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 2.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 2.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 2.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 3.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 3.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 3.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.36% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Armenia’s Population growth in 1962?
3.28% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Armenia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -48.3% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.74%; 2024: 2.31%; 2023: -0.17%; 2022: 0.23%; 2021: 0.03%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.