Armenia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Armenia, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Armenia was 65.93% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 67.81% in 1988. The lowest was 51.15% in 1960 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.39% per year.
Armenia ranks 103 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Armenia sits below it. It peaked in 1988 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 2%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 33 of 58 economies; Montenegro (65.61%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 178 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 56th of 217 in 1960 → 55th of 217 in 1970 → 57th of 217 in 1980 → 69th of 217 in 1990 → 83rd of 217 in 2000 → 96th of 217 in 2010 → 104th of 217 in 2020 → 103rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 65.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 65.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 65.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 65.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 65% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 64.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 64.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 64.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 64.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 64.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 64.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 64.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 64.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 64.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 64.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 64.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 64.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 64.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 64.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 64.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 64.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 64.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 64.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 64.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 65.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 65.43% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 65.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 66.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 66.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 66.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 67.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 67.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 67.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 67.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 67.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 67.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 67.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 67.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 67.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 67.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 67.02% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 66.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 66.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 66.18% | +0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 65.89% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 65.53% | +0.5 pp |
| 1977 | 65.08% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 64.53% | +0.7 pp |
| 1975 | 63.82% | +0.8 pp |
| 1974 | 63.02% | +0.7 pp |
| 1973 | 62.28% | +0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 61.54% | +0.9 pp |
| 1971 | 60.64% | +0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 59.87% | +1.1 pp |
| 1969 | 58.76% | +1.1 pp |
| 1968 | 57.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 1967 | 57.05% | +0.6 pp |
| 1966 | 56.47% | +0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 56.06% | +0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 55.55% | +0.9 pp |
| 1963 | 54.62% | +1.0 pp |
| 1962 | 53.58% | +1.1 pp |
| 1961 | 52.48% | +1.3 pp |
| 1960 | 51.15% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Armenia’s Urban population in 1961?
52.48% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Armenia’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +28.9% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 65.93%; 2024: 65.81%; 2023: 65.7%; 2022: 65.56%; 2021: 65.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.