Armenian population by urban area

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The following table is the list of urban areas with the largest Armenian population, including in Armenia and the disputed Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), and the Armenian diaspora.

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Cities in Armenia (list) are given for reference. Since ethnic breakdown is not available for cities besides Yerevan, 99% is given as the presumed percentage of ethnic Armenians for every city in Armenia.[a]
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Urban area Country Official data Estimates
Armenians Total  % Source Low High Ref
Yerevan  Armenia 1,048,940 1,060,138 98.9% 2011 census[2] 1,091,700 [3]
Los Angeles[b]  US 218,321 18,788,800 1.16% 2017 estimate[4] 200,000 600,000 [5]
Moscow[c]  Russia 169,772 18,598,621 0.91% 2010 census[6] 200,000 600,000 [7]
Rostov-on-Don[d]  Russia 83,123 2,158,307 3.85% 2010 census[9] 150,000 200,000 [10]
Sochi  Russia 81,864 420,589 19.46% 2010 census[11] 120,000 160,000 [12][13]
Gyumri  Armenia 121,976 99% 2011 census 112,100 [3]
Paris  France 100,000 200,000 [14][15]
Caucasian Mineral Waters[e]  Russia 83,743 874,022 9.58% 2010 census[17] 83,000 108,000 [f]
Tbilisi  Georgia 53,409 1,108,717 4.8% 2020 census[21] 80,000 120,000 [22]
Marseille  France 80,000 150,000 [23][15]
Volgograd[g]  Russia 20,265 1,505,809 1.35% 2010 census[25] 80,000 120,000 [26][27]
Vanadzor  Armenia 86,199 99% 2011 census 76,900 [3]
Krasnodar[h]  Russia 42,558 1,232,176 3.45% 2010 census[29][11] 70,000 70,000 [30][31]
Chernomorsk[i]  Russia 47,272 781,289 6.05% 2010 census[11] 63,000 86,000 [j]
Buenos Aires  Argentina 60,000 70,000 [40][41]
New York[k]  US 34,978 23,876,155 0.15% 2017 estimate[4] 50,000 150,000 [42][43][44]
Saint Petersburg[l]  Russia 27,043 6,596,434 0.4% 2010 census[6] 50,000 100,000 [45][46]
Boston[m]  US 37,534 8,233,270 0.46% 2017 estimate[4] 50,000 70,000 [47][48][49]
Istanbul  Turkey 50,000 60,000 [50]
Vagharshapat  Armenia 46,540 99% 2011 census 46,400 [3]
Lyon  France 45,000 100,000 [51][15]
Tehran  Iran 45,000 50,000 [52][53][54]
Abovyan  Armenia 43,495 99% 2011 census 45,000 [3]
Kapan  Armenia 43,190 99% 2011 census 42,000 [3]
Armavir[n]  Russia 35,613 502,070 7.09% 2010 census[11]
Beirut  Lebanon 40,000 120,000 [56][57]
Toronto  Canada 21,710 6,417,516 0.34% 2016 census[58] 40,000 50,000 [59]
Montreal  Canada 26,100 4,098,927 0.64% 2016 census[58] 40,000 50,000 [60][61]
Detroit[o]  US 10,834 5,336,286 0.2% 2017 estimate[4] 40,000 40,000 [62]
Hrazdan  Armenia 41,875 99% 2011 census 39,900 [3]
San Francisco Bay Area[p]  US 18,806 8,837,789 0.21% 2017 estimate[4] 35,000 50,000 [63][64]
Armavir  Armenia 29,319 99% 2011 census 27,700 [3]
Sydney  Australia 12,553 4,823,994 0.26% 2016 census[65] 25,000 30,000 [66]
Stavropol[q]  Russia 25,815 521,825 4.95% 2010 census[17] 25,000 80,000 [18][67]
Masis  Armenia 20,215 99% 2011 census 20,700 [3]
Charentsavan  Armenia 20,363 99% 2011 census 20,300 [3]
Ararat  Armenia 20,235 99% 2011 census 20,300 [3]
Aleppo  Syria 20,000 40,000 [68][69]
Samara-Tolyatti[r]  Russia 19,801 2,746,158 0.72% 2010 census[71] 20,000 22,000 [72][73]
Ijevan  Armenia 21,081 99% 2011 census 20,000 [3]
Goris  Armenia 20,591 99% 2011 census 19,900 [3]
Artashat  Armenia 22,269 99% 2011 census 19,100 [3]
Gavar  Armenia 20,765 99% 2011 census 17,900 [3]
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A "conservative" estimate by Charles A. Burney put the population of Tushpa (Van), the capital of Urartu, and its suburbs at 50,000.[74][75] A. A. Martirosyan proposed 30,000 for Argishtikhinili (Armavir).[76] Konstantine Hovhannisyan estimated a population of 20,000 for Teishebaini (Karmir Blur, now within Yerevan).[77] Yervand Grekyan criticized these numbers as highly exaggerated and proposed 1,800 to 2,000 in Karmur Blur and 3,000 to 4,000 for Argishtikhinili.[78]

The population of Tigranocerta, the capital founded by Tigranes the Great (r.95-55–BC), has been estimated at up to 100,000,[79] "over a quarter of a million",[80] possibly 300,000,[81] or even 500,000.[82] These are partly or entirely based on Appian, who in Mithridatic War §67 attests that Tigranes carried 300,000 people from Cappadocia to Tigranocerta. Many scholars cite the number without critical examination,[83][84][85] while Thomas Sinclair found it exaggerated.[86]

For the long-time capital of Artaxata, Zhores Khachatryan proposed 150,000 at its height in the 1st-2nd centuries AD.[87] Robert H. Hewsen proposed just "several thousand".[88]

Dvin had an estimated population of 45,000 in 361, 47,000 in 622, and around 100,000 at its height in the 8th-9th centuries.[89] Nyura Hakobyan proposed a peak population of 100,000 to 150,000.[90]

Scholars conventionally put the population of Ani, the Bagratid capital, at around 100,000.[91][92] Lucy Der Manuelian noted that the figure, first reported by Matthew of Edessa, has been questioned by modern scholars, but Nikolai Marr, who excavated the site, noted that "most of the people probably lived just outside the walls." Hakob Manandyan noted that Ani's population was "unquestionably more than that of contemporary cities in Western Europe."[93]

For the 10th to 13th centuries, Babken Arakelyan estimated three large cities with up to 100,000 residents: Ani, Dvin, and Artsn. He proposed 40,000 to 50,000 for Ahlat (Khlat) and Yerznka (Erzincan), and 15,000 to 25,000 for Kars, Nprkert (Martyropolis), Archesh (Arzes), and Manazkert.[94]

Modern

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1932

source:[95][96]

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Rank City Country Armenians
1TiflisSoviet Union130,000
2YerevanSoviet Union106,000
3BakuSoviet Union90,000
4IstanbulTurkey65,000
5LeninakanSoviet Union58,000
6AleppoSyria50,000
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Soviet Union

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1979 census

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City Republic Pop Armenians % Arm. Ref
Yerevan  Armenia 1,030,969 986,812 95.7%
Baku  Azerbaijan 1,533,235 215,807 14.1%
Leninakan  Armenia 206,613
Tbilisi  Georgia 1,056,140 152,900 14.5%
Kirovakan  Armenia 146,036
Kirovabad  Azerbaijan 231,691 40,741 17.6%
Stepanakert  Azerbaijan 38,948 33,898 87.0%
Moscow  Russia 7,931,602 31,414 0.4%
Tashkent  Uzbekistan 1,759,419 16,692 0.9%
Ashgabat  Turkmenistan 311,644 14,195 4.6%
Batumi  Georgia 122,292 13,936 11.4%
Sumgait  Azerbaijan 205,694 13,818 6.7%
Akhalkalaki  Georgia 13,224 11,879 89.8%
Sukhumi  Georgia 108,337 11,823 10.9%
Akhaltsikhe  Georgia 19,587 10,278 52.5%
Leningrad  Russia 4,568,548 7,995 0.2%
Rustavi  Georgia 129,459 6,707 5.2%
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