| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,293 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Riga,Tallinn,Vilnius, other larger cities | |
| Languages | |
| Armenian,Russian,Baltic languages | |
| Religion | |
| Armenian Apostolic Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Armenians in Belarus |
Armenians in the Baltic states ofEstonia,Latvia, andLithuania settled there mostly during theSoviet occupation of the Baltic States, although some of the first settlers arrived during theRussian Empire's rule in the Baltics.
| Country | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | Post-Soviet(Year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 648 | 604 | 845 | 1,669 | 1,666(2021) |
| Latvia | 1,060 | 1,511 | 1,913 | 3,069 | 2,549(2023) |
| Lithuania | 471 | 508 | 955 | 1,655 | 1,233(2011) |
| Baltic states | 2,179 | 2,623 | 3,713 | 6,393 | 5,663(2000–2008) |
According to the year 2000 census, there were 1,444 Armenians living in Estonia.[1] According to the 2011 census, the number of Armenians had decreased slightly to 1,042.[2] In 1989 (according toSoviet 1989 census) the number was 1,669.[3] The majority of Armenians live inTallinn: 58% in the year 2000.[1]
With the affirmation of Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Soviet-era immigrants and their Estonian-born children were not granted citizenship automatically.
A football club based in Tallinn,FC Ararat Tallinn, is named after the mountainArarat and has a partnership with the Armenian clubFC Ararat Yerevan.
Armenians inLatvia number around 5,000 according to armeniandiaspora.com[4] and from 2,014 to 2,549 per official government sources (a decrease from 2,742 reported in 2008).[5][6][7]The Armenian Latvian population mainly lives inRiga.
In 1887 a Latvian Armenian Society was established. One Armenian was reported in theJäger Report as murdered byEinsatzgruppe A inDaugavpils in 1941.[8] In 1990, in the center ofRiga akhachkar was set up in gratitude for assistance in the aftermath of the1988 Armenian earthquake. In 1991, the first issue of the Armenian newspaper "Ararat" was published, with a second revival in 2002. In 2001, the Armenian Community of Riga was officially re-established after being dissolved after theSoviet occupation of Latvia in 1940.
According to the last Lithuanian census of 2011 there were 1,233[9] Armenians in Lithuania. Armenian organizations put the number around 2,500.[4] According toSoviet 1989 census there are 1,655Armenians in Lithuania.[10] The Armenians live mainly inVilnius. The settlement of Armenians in Lithuania, in the distant past of thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was of an episodic nature and was due mainly to the needs of trade, although from the historical sources it is known, that Armenian school was established in 16th century Vilnius, Armenian guild in the 16th to 18th centuries Vilnius.[11] One of the most prominent painter of the 19th century in Lithuania wasJan Rustem (Armenian: Յան Ռուստամ). The history of most of the Armenian community now living in Lithuania mainly occurs in the 20th century.
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| Historic areas of Armenian settlement | ||
| Caucasus | ||
| Former Soviet Union | ||
| Americas | ||
| Europe | ||
| Middle East | ||
| Asia | ||
| Africa | ||
| Oceania | ||
