Rural population in Armenia
Armenia: Rural population was 1.05 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Armenia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Armenia recorded 1.05 million for rural population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Armenia peaked at 1.17 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 910,395, in 1960.
Armenia ranks 125th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 955,583 | 910,395 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.01 million | 991,139 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million | 1.05 million | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 1.10 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 1.09 million | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million | 1.04 million | 1.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 1.02 million | 1.05 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Armenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 34.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 109,701 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 215,133 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Armenia?
- Rural population in Armenia was 1.05 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 910,395 in 1960.
- How does Armenia rank for rural population?
- Armenia ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.