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Armenian population by country

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Armenian populations exist throughout the world. Although Armenian diaspora communities have existed since ancient times, most of the Armenians living outside of Armenia today are either descendants of Armenian genocide survivors or more recent immigrants from post-Soviet Armenia. According to various estimates, the total number of ethnic Armenians in the world is approximately 11 million,[1][2] a majority of whom live outside of Armenia.

The tables below list countries and territories where Armenians live according to official data and estimates by various individuals, organizations, and media. See also Historical Armenian population, Armenian population by urban area, Armenian-speakers by country and List of Armenian ethnic enclaves.

Limitations

Estimates of ethnic Armenian populations may vary greatly because no reliable data is available for many countries. In France, Germany, Greece, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, among other countries, ethnicity has not been enumerated during any of the recent censuses and it is virtually impossible to determine the actual number of people of Armenian origin there. Although data for people of foreign origin (born abroad or having a foreign citizenship) is available for most European Union states, this does not present the whole picture and can hardly be taken as a source for the total number of Armenians, because in many countries, most prominently France, most ethnic Armenians are not from Armenia. Also, not all Armenian citizens and people born in Armenia are ethnic Armenians, but the overwhelming majority of them are as about 97.9% of the country's population is Armenian.[3] For other countries, such as Russia, the official number of Armenians is believed, by many, to have been underrated, because many migrant workers live in the country.

Most recent data

The following table lists all sovereign countries (member states of the United Nations), states with limited recognition (or unrecognized states), and dependent territories for which any data of Armenian population is available.

More information Country or territory, Armenian-born (of any ethnicity) ...
Armenian population by country and territory
Country or territory[a] Armenian ancestry Armenian-born
(of any ethnicity)		 Armenian citizens
(of any ethnicity)
Official Source Low estimate High estimate Ref
 Armenia * 2,961,8012011 census[4] 2,700,000 3,000,000 [b][5] 2,821,0262011[6] 2,995,9642011[7]
 Russia * 946,1722021 census[8] 1,900,000 2,500,000 [9] 373,9432021[10] 23,5172021[11]
 United States * 457,2282021 ACS[12] 500,000 1,500,000 [13] 101,7572019[14] 26,6112017[15]
 France * — 300,000 600,000 [16] 21,0122019[14] 22,0542014[15]
Georgia (country) Georgia *[c] 168,1022014 census[17] 170,000 250,000 [18] 12,7362019[14] 3,7842014[19]
 Ukraine * 99,9002001 census[20] 120,000 150,000 [21] 47,7802019[14]
 Canada * 68,8552021 census[22] 90,000 100,000 [1][23] 4,4352019[14] 2,1202016[24]
 Argentina * — 50,000 150,000 [25] 5702019[14]
 Lebanon * — 53,000 70,000 [26][27] 25,0002020[28]
 Turkey * — 50,000 70,000 [26][29] 1,0762019[14] 1,5802018[30]
 Abkhazia *[d] 41,8752021 estimate[31] 50,000 55,000 [32]
 Australia * 19,2412016 census[33] 45,000 60,000 [34] 1,6292019[14]
 Uzbekistan * 50,5371989 census[35] 42,359 55,000 [36] 5,8572019[14]
 Germany * — 40,000 60,000 [37] 21,2632019[14] 26,7652020[38]
 Iran * — 40,000 70,000 [26][39] 2,4382019[14]
 Bulgaria * 6,5522011 census[40] 30,000 50,000 [41] 1,8402019[14] 1,1962018[42]
 Belgium * — 30,000 50,000 [43] 1,6072019[14] 4,7942018[42]
 Belarus * 9,3922019 census[44] 10,000 35,000 [45] 5,6562019[14] 1,6222009[46]
 Syria * — 25,000 28,000 [47]
 Greece * — 20,000 40,000 [48] 13,9232019[14] 5,3172017[15]
 Brazil * — 20,000 40,000 [49][50][51] 702019[14]
 Turkmenistan * 33,6381995 census[52] 20,000 30,000 [53][54] 7,0672019[14]
 United Kingdom * — 18,000 30,000 [55] 1,5892019[14]
 Kazakhstan * 13,7762009 census[56] 15,000 25,000 [57] 9,5552019[14] 9932009[58]
 Uruguay * — 15,000 20,000 [59][60] 602017[61]
 Spain * — 12,000 40,000 [62] 12,8612021[63] 10,8512017[15]
 Netherlands * 8,3742021[e] 10,000 40,000 [64] 9252019[14] 1,1752018[42]
 Iraq * — 10,000 15,000 [65]
 Austria * — 6,000 7,000 [66] 3,3402021[67] 3,1642021[67]
 Hungary * 3,2932011 census[68] 6,000 15,000 [69][70] 1942019[14] 2112018[42]
 Czech Republic * — 6,000 12,000 [71][72] 1,9542019[14] 1,9162018[73]
 Sweden * — 5,000 13,000 [74] 3,3482019[14] 1,5772018[42]
 Poland * 3,0002011 census[75] 5,000 30,000 [76][77] 2,2282019[14] 1,5222011[78]
 Israel * — 5,000 10,000 [79]
 Egypt * — 5,000 8,000 [80][81] 1582019[14]
 Moldova *[f] 1,0002014 census[82] 5,000 10,000 [83] 2292019[84]
 United Arab Emirates * — 5,000 11,000 [85][86]
 Latvia * 2,5492023 data[87] 4,500 5,000 [88][89] 6672019[14] 2262018[42]
 Switzerland * — 4,000 6,000 [90] 1,1072019[14] 7382018[42]
 Kuwait * — 3,000 10,000 [91]
 Cyprus * 1,8312011 census[g] 3,000 3,500 [92] 1,2282019[14] 6002011[93]
 Jordan * — 3,000 5,000 [94][95] 262019[14]
 Venezuela * — 3,000 4,000 [50][96] 332019[14]
 Italy * — 2,000 5,000 [97] 1,6302019[14] 1,1372018[42]
 Romania * 1,3612011 census[98] 2,000 3,000 [99] 952019[14] 992018[42]
 Lithuania * 1,2332011 census[100] 1,500 2,500 [101] 4042019[14] 1742018[42]
 Estonia * 1,5832019 estimate[102] 1,400 2,000 [103][104] 6932019[14] 2502018[42]
 Denmark * — 1,200 3,000 [105][106] 9892021[107] 4002021[107]
 Norway * 4132022 estimate[108] 1,000 2,000 [109] 3472019[14] 1262018[42]
 Tajikistan * 4342010 census[110] 1,000 1,500 [111][112] 1932019[14]
 Transnistria[h] 8072015 census[113] 1,000 1,500 [114]
 Kyrgyzstan * 7932019 estimate[115] 900 3,000 [116][117] 2,3312019[14]
 Slovakia * — 700 1,000 [118] 1612019[14] 592018[42]
 Chile * — 600 1,500 [119][50] 402019[14]
 Albania * — 400 800 [120][121]
 Mexico * — 400 1,500 [122][123] 1042019[14] 1032017[15]
 China *[i] — 500 1,000 [124][125] 4702020[126]
 Palestine (West Bank) — 500 1,000 [127][128]
 Costa Rica — 400 400 [129] 72019[14]
 Nicaragua * — 380 380 [129]
 Qatar * — 350 600 [130][131]
 South Ossetia[j] 3782015 census[132] 300 800 [133]
 South Africa * — 300 350 [134]
 North Macedonia * — 300 300 [135]
 Serbia * 2222011 census[136] 250 300 [137] 1602019[14]
 Libya — 270 270 [14] 2702019[14]
 Finland * 3162019 estimate[138] 200 700 [139] 1452019[14] 742018[42]
 Malta * — 200 500 [140] 612019[14] 102008[78]
 New Zealand * 2762018 census[141] 200 220 [142] 482013[143]
 Philippines — 139 139 [14] 1392019[14]
 Ireland — 150 500 [144] 582019[14] 1352018[42]
 India * — 150 200 [145][146]
 Portugal * — 100 110 [147] 1012019[14] 1022018[42]
 Luxembourg * — 103 105 [148][149] 1032018[148] 1052020[149]
 Hong Kong — 100 100 [150]
 Monaco — 100 100 [151] 62016[152] 7[k]2016[153]
 Cuba * — 80 80 [154] 32017[61]
 Ethiopia * — 80 100 [155][156]
 Singapore * — 80 100 [157]
 Japan * — 70 100 [158] 462017[15]
 South Korea — 65 70 [159] 692016[15]
 Namibia — 64 64 [14] 642019[14]
 Nigeria — 60 60 [160]
 Sudan — 50 50 [161]
 Malaysia — 45 50 [162]
 Thailand * — 40 50 [163]
 Bahrain * — 30 100 [164][165]
 Ecuador * — 36 36 [14] 362019[14]
 Morocco * — 100 110 [166]
 Croatia 372011 census[167] 15 15 [168]
 Taiwan — 21 21 [169] 212021[169]
 Colombia * — 16 16 [61] 162017[61]
 Slovenia * — 8 18 [42][14] 182019[14] 82018[42]
 Liechtenstein — 9 10 [42][148] 102018[148] 92018[42]
 Kenya * — 11 11 [61] 112017[61]
 Tunisia — 9 9 [170] 92011[170]
 Swaziland — 8 8 [171]
 Guinea — 8 8 [14] 82019[14]
 Dominican Republic * — 8 8 [61] 82017[61]
 Panama — 6 6 [172] 62010[172]
 Iceland — 2 10 [42][14] 102019[14] 22018[42]
 Puerto Rico * 72018 ACS[173] 7 7 [173]
 Bolivia * — 5 5 [14] 52019[14]
 Bermuda * — 4 4 [61] 42017[61]
 El Salvador * — 4 4 [61] 42017[61]
 Peru * — 1 1 [61] 12017[61]
 Faroe Islands *[l] — 1 1 [174] 12020[174]
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Countries with unspecified number

The following countries have Armenian populations of uncertain number; while population figures are not known definitively, Armenians are known to be present, even if relatively few:

Prior to the forced displacement in September-October 2023 that followed an Azerbaijani offensive, the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), de facto independent, but internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, had an estimated population of up to 120,000.[175][176][177] As of early October 2023, 100,632 have fled to Armenia,[178] while the number of Armenians staying in Nagorno-Karabakh has been variously estimated as low as 50 and as high as 1,500.[179][180] According to Nagorno-Karabakh officials, they number only 8-10 or over.[181][182] The ICRC said a "small number of people remain in their homes, either by choice or because they were unable to leave by themselves".[183]
According to the 2009 census, 217 Armenians live in Azerbaijan (outside Nagorno-Karabakh).[184] According to estimates, the number of Armenians in Azerbaijan ranges from very few (2018)[185] to as many as 3,000 (2001), who conceal their Armenian identity.[186]

Countries with former or uncertain Armenian presence

African countries reported to have Armenians in the 1980s:[193][194]

The following countries previously had Armenian residents, but now record no Armenian population:

Armenian speakers

The number of Armenian-speakers by country according to government sources, including censuses and official estimates:

More information Country/territory, Note ...
Country/territory[m] Armenian speakers Note Source
 Armenia 2,956,615 "Mother tongue" 2011 census[196]
 Russia 829,345 "Native language" 2010 census[197][198]
660,935 "Language proficiency"
 United States 240,402 "Language Spoken at Home" 2010 ACS[199]
 Georgia 144,812 "Native language" 2014 census[200]
 Artsakh[n] 142,323 "Mother tongue" 2015 census[201]
 Ukraine 51,847 "Mother tongue" 2001 census[202][203]
 Canada 35,790"Mother tongue" 2016 census[204][205]
21,510"Language spoken most often at home"
 Australia 10,205"Language spoken at home" 2016 census[206]
 Bulgaria 5,615"Mother tongue" 2011 census[207]
 Belarus 5,245"Mother tongue" 2019 census[44]
1,710"Language spoken most often at home"
 Poland 2,115"Mother tongue" 2011 census[208]
1,847"Language used in home relations"
 Cyprus 1,409 2011 census[209]
 Romania 739 2011 census[210]
 Lithuania 575"Mother tongue" 2011 census[211]
 Hungary 444"Mother tongue" 2011 census[212]
 Finland 316 2019 estimate[213]
 Tajikistan 219"Mother tongue" 2010 census[110]
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