Armenia is a landlocked country located in Europe, borders Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east. Armenia population in 2025 is estimated to be 2.972 million, covers country area of 29,743 sq km (11,484 sq mi), ranks one-hundred-thirty-eighth most populous country in the world. Its capital is Yerevan and most populous city, and popular cities are Gyumri, Vanadzor, Vagharshapat and Abovyan. Country code is ARM, Population of Armenia in 2021 is estimated as 2.96 million. Armenian is the official language and most spoken in the country, other popular languages are Russian (90 percent) and English (40 percent). Armenia economy is primarily based on industrial output and mineral extraction. By ethnic groups Armenians make up 98.1 percent of the population. Yazidis are 1.2 percent, and Russians are 0.4 percent. Other minorities include Assyrians, Ukrainians, Greeks, Kurds, Georgians, Belarusians, and Jews.
Below table is the population of Armenia from 1960 to 2020:Year | Population |
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1960 | 1,874,119 |
1965 | 2,211,316 |
1970 | 2,525,067 |
1975 | 2,832,752 |
1980 | 3,099,759 |
1985 | 3,335,935 |
1990 | 3,538,164 |
1995 | 3,217,349 |
2000 | 3,069,597 |
2005 | 2,981,262 |
2010 | 2,877,314 |
2015 | 2,925,559 |
2020 | 2,963,234 |
Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions and one is autonomous district. Of these, ten are provinces, known as marzer in Armenian lanuage.
Province | Capital | Area (sq km) | Population 2021 |
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Aragatsotn | Ashtarak | 2,756 | 132,925 |
Ararat | Artashat | 2,090 | 260,367 |
Armavir | Armavir | 1,242 | 265,770 |
Gegharkunik | Gavar | 5,349 | 235,075 |
Kotayk | Hrazdan | 2,086 | 254,397 |
Lori | Vanadzor | 3,799 | 235,537 |
Shirak | Gyumri | 2,680 | 251,941 |
Syunik | Kapan | 4,506 | 141,771 |
Tavush | Ijevan | 2,704 | 128,609 |
Vayots Dzor | Yeghegnadzor | 2,308 | 52,324 |
Yerevan | - | 223 | 1,060,138 |
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