Demographics of Armenia | |
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Population | 3,039,700 (April 2024 )[1] |
Density | 102,2/km2 |
Growth rate | 0.27/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Birth rate | 2.97 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
Death rate | 1.76 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Armenian(s) |
Major ethnic | Armenian |
Minor ethnic | Russian, Yazidis, Kurds, Assyrians |
Language | |
Official | Armenian |
Spoken | Armenian, English, Kurdish, Russian, French and others |
After registering steady increases during the Soviet period, the population of Armenia declined from its peak value of 3.633 million in 1992 to 2.986 million in 2017.[1]
Whilst the country's population increased steadily during the Soviet Union as a result of periods of repatriation and low emigration rates, it has declined in recent times due to the exodus of peoples following the Soviet break-up. The rates of emigration and population decline, however, have decreased in recent years, and there has been a moderate influx of Armenians returning to Armenia.