Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Armenia
Armenia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6306 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Armenia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.6306 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Armenia peaked at 0.6781 people per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.5115 people per person, in 1960.
That places Armenia 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Armenia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5115 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5248 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5358 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5462 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5555 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5606 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5647 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5705 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.577 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5876 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5987 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6064 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6154 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6228 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6302 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6382 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6453 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6508 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6553 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6589 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6618 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6647 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6676 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6702 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6726 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6746 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6763 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6774 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6781 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.678 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6772 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6755 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6732 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6704 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6673 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.664 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6606 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6573 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6543 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6517 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6303 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6225 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6182 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6175 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6169 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6166 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6166 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6168 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6173 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6182 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6193 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.621 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6217 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6224 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6246 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.627 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6301 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6331 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6356 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6372 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6362 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6333 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6361 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6523 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6452 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6306 people per person | -2.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.6306 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.6306 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5534 people per person | 0.5115 people per person | 0.5876 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6322 people per person | 0.5987 people per person | 0.6589 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6721 people per person | 0.6618 people per person | 0.6781 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6651 people per person | 0.6517 people per person | 0.6772 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6191 people per person | 0.6166 people per person | 0.6303 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6272 people per person | 0.6193 people per person | 0.6372 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6389 people per person | 0.6306 people per person | 0.6523 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More population data for Armenia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,573 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1788 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7673 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 59.44 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 69,060 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Armenia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Armenia was 0.6306 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6781 people per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5115 people per person in 1960.
- How does Armenia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Armenia ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.