Census in Armenia is a population census conducted inArmenia about every 10 years with the purpose of capturing exact data ondemographics in the country.
WhileArmenians formed a consistent majority,Azerbaijanis were historically the second largest population in the republic underSoviet rule (forming about 2.5% in 1989[1]). However, due to hostilities with neighboring Azerbaijan over the disputed region ofNagorno-Karabakh virtually all Azeris emigrated from Armenia. Conversely, Armenia received a large influx of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, thus giving Armenia a more homogeneous character. This forceful population exchange also affected the ChristianUdi people of Azerbaijan, many of whom were perceived as Armenians due to close cultural ties between both peoples.[2] The number of Udis residing in Armenia has increased from 19 in 1989[1] to about 200 by 2006.[2]
Additionally since independence, several other ethnic groups have emigrated especiallyRussians (who decreased from 51,555 persons in 1989[1] to 14,660 in 2001[3]),Ukrainians (8,341 in 1989[1] to 1,633 in 2001[3]),Greeks (4,650 in 1989[1] to 1,176 in 2001[3]), andBelarusians (1,061 in 1989[1] to 160 in 2001[4]). The numbers ofYazidis,Kurds, andAssyrians have remained consistent for the most part (though approximately 2,000 Assyrians have left Armenia between 1989[1] and 2001[3]). AlthoughGeorgians were historically counted among the largest ethnic groups in modern Armenia, their numbers have dropped substantially since the 1989 Soviet census when they numbered 1,364 persons.[1]
| Year | Total | Armenians | Tatars | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1831[5][6] | 161,747 | 110,671 (68.4%) | 50,274 (31.1%) | 802 (0.5%) |
| 1873[5] | 496,140 | 329,266 (66.4%) | 132,125 (26.6%) | 34,749 (7.0%) |
| 1886[5] | 635,833 | 430,865 (67.8%) | 160,963 (25.3%) | 44,005 (6.9%) |
| 1897[5][6] | 797,853 | 510,855 (64.0%) | 240,323 (30.1%) | 46,675 (5.9%) |
| Year | Total | Urban | Rural | Armenians | Azerbaijanis | Russians | Yazidis/Kurds | Ukrainians | Assyrians | Greeks | Georgians | Belarusians | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922[5][better source needed] | 782,052 | 91,298 (11.7%) | 690,754 (88.3%) | 671,279 (85.8%) | 77,767 (9.9%) | 33,006 (4.2%) | |||||||
| 1926[7] | 878,929 | 165,908 (18.8%) | 713,021 (81.1%) | 743,571 (84.5%) | 83,181 (9.4%) | 19,548 (2.2%) | 15,2621 (1.7%) | 2,826 (0.3%) | 2,215 (0.3%) | 2,980 (0.3%) | 274 (0.03%) | 360 (0.04%) | 10,927 (1.2%) |
| 1939[8] | 1,282,338 | N/A | N/A | 1,061,997 (82.8%) | 130,896 (10.2%) | 51,464 (4%) | 20,481 (1.5%) | 5,496 (0.4%) | 3,280 (0.2%) | 4,181 (0.3%) | 652 (0.05%) | 458 (0.03%) | 3,433 (0.2%) |
| 1959[9] | 1,763,048 | N/A | N/A | 1,551,610 (88%) | 107,748 (6.1%) | 56,477 (3.2%) | 25,627 (1.4%) | 5,593 (0.3%) | 4,326 (0.2%) | 4,976 (0.2%) | 816 (0.04%) | 805 (0.04%) | 9,396 (0.5%) |
| 1970[10] | 2,491,873 | 1,481,532 (59.4%) | 1,010,341 (40.5%) | 2,208,327 (88.6%) | 148,189 (5.9%) | 66,108 (2.6%) | 37,486 (1.5%) | 8,390 (0.3%) | 5,544 (0.2%) | 5,690 (0.2%) | 1,439 (0.05%) | 1,179 (0.04%) | 9,521 (0.3%) |
| 1979[11] | 3,037,259 | 1,992,539 (65.7%) | 1,038,208 (34.3%) | 2,724,975 (89.7%) | 160,841 (5.2%) | 70,336 (2.3%) | 50,822 (1.6%) | 8,900 (0.2%) | 6,183 (0.2%) | 5,653 (0.1%) | 1,314 (0.04%) | 1,183 (0.03%) | 7,052 (0.2%) |
| 1989[1] | 3,304,776 | 2,229,540 (67.8%) | 1,058,137 (32.2%) | 3,083,616 (93.3%) | 84,860 (2.5%) | 51,555 (1.5%) | 56,127 (1.6%) | 8,341 (0.2%) | 5,963 (0.1%) | 4,650 (0.1%) | 1,364 (0.04%) | 1,061 (0.03%) | 7,239 (0.2%) |
1Includes numbers of both Yazidi and Kurdish populations which were counted separately in the 1926 census but were combined in subsequent censuses.
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The first census in Armenia after thedissolution of the Soviet Union was conducted by theGovernment of Armenia'sNational Statistical Service during the period of October 10–19, 2001. The census night was October 10. TheNational Assembly adopted the law "On Census" in 1999, but the government lacked the necessary funds to carry out the count immediately. According to Armenian law, a census must take place every 10 years.
| Year | Total | Urban | Rural | Armenians | Yazidis | Russians | Assyrians | Ukrainians | Kurds | Greeks | Persians | Georgians | Indians | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[3] | 3,213,011 | 2,066,153 (64.3%) | 1,146,858 (35.7%) | 3,145,354 (97.9%) | 40,620 (1.2%) | 14,660 (0.4%) | 3,409 (0.1%) | 1,633 (0.05%) | 1,519 (0.04%) | 1,176 (0.03%) | - | - | - | 4,640 (0.1%) |
| 2011[12] | 3,018,854 | 1,911,287 (63.3%) | 1,107,567 (36.7%) | 2,961,801 (98.1%) | 35,308 (1.1%) | 11,911 (0.3%) | 2,769 (0.09%) | 1,176 (0.03%) | 2,162 (0.07%) | 900 (0.02%) | 476 (0.02%) | 617 (0.02%) | - | 1,634 (0.06%) |
| 2022[13] | 2,932,731 | 1,871,913 (63.83%) | 1,060,818 (36.17%) | 2,875,697 (98.05%) | 31,079 (1.05%) | 14,076 (0.47%) | 2,755 (0.09%) | 1,005 (0.03%) | 1,663 (0.06%) | 364 (0.02%) | 434 (0.01%) | 222 (0.01%) | 593 (0.02%) | 4,298 (0.15%) |
