Armenia vs Upper middle income: Rural population growth
Rural population growth over time
- Armenia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 1.4% against -0.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 43rd of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -1.1% | 1.0% | Armenia |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -1.6% | 1.1% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -1.1% | 1.3% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Armenia or Upper middle income?
- Armenia, at 1.4% against -0.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Armenia and Upper middle income?
- 2.3%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population growth?
- Armenia ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 43rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.