Population and Demographics of Armenia
Population changed +1.03% in 2024 · median age 36 years
Age composition is uneven, with 19.24% below age 15 versus 13.70% at 65 and above; the working-age group accounts for 67.06%. That context matters for the outlook: the 2050 medium projection is 2.5 million, 16.1% lower than in 2024.
Population Over Time in Armenia
A longer view puts Armenia at 3.126M in 2000 and 2.974M in 2024. That works out to a 4.9% fall. By 2050, the medium path reaches 2.495M, which would make the population smaller than in 2024. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
The 2024 age structure gives Armenia a mixed population profile. At 19.24%, the under-15 group is larger than the 13.70% aged 65+, while ages 15 to 64 account for 67.06%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 53.6% of Armenia's population and males 46.4%. Females exceed males by 7.2 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Females made up 53.6% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 46.4% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Armenia's demographic indicators put annual change at +1.03% and fertility at 1.7, alongside a 19.24% child share and 13.70% older-adult share.
Looking back to 2000, Armenia's 2024 population represents a -4.9% change, and the projected 2024-to-2050 movement is -16.1%; a separate component dataset would be needed to explain how much comes from natural change or migration.
2024 estimate for Armenia. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Armenia vs. World
The comparison puts Armenia's +1.03% annual change beside a world rate of +0.87%, a fertility rate of 1.7 beside 2.25, and a median age of 36 years beside 30.6 globally.
| Indicator | Armenia | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +1.03% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.7 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 36 | 30.6 | 2024 |
Same-year comparability takes priority here. Growth, fertility and median age are all taken from the 2024 harmonized table for both Armenia and the world.
Key Takeaways
At 2.974M, the 2024 population is paired with an annual change rate of +1.03%.
Age structure is a key feature of the profile: 19.24% are under 15 and 13.70% are 65 or older.
Females make up 53.6% of the 2024 population in the World Bank indicator, with males at 46.4%.
The 2050 medium projection is 2.495M, 16.1% below the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Armenia?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Armenia is 2,973,840 people.
Is the population of Armenia growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Armenia's population is growing, with annual change of +1.03%.
What percentage of the population of Armenia is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 13.70% of Armenia's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Armenia in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Armenia's 2050 population at 2,495,207.
What is the fertility rate in Armenia?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Armenia is 1.7 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.