Armenia: immigration

How many refugees are there in Armenia?

Armenia hosted 123,087 refugees and 998 asylum seekers at the end of 2025, according to UNHCR population data. The number of refugees was 144,379 at the end of 2024 and 150,080 at the end of 2023.

Refugees are people whose need for protection has been recognised; asylum seekers are still waiting for a decision. UNHCR compiles the figures from government sources. The counts fall as people acquire citizenship or another status, so a lower number does not necessarily mean people have left the country.

Official sources: UNHCR population API: Armenia as country of asylum, 2023-2025

How many people leave Armenia?

Armenia's net migration was minus 29,013 people in 2025, according to World Bank Open Data, meaning more people left than arrived.

Net migration is the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including citizens and non-citizens. The World Bank figures are estimates from the UN Population Division and may be revised. They do not separate short-term labour migration from permanent moves, so they show the overall balance rather than the reasons people move. No national migration counts could be read on the Migration and Citizenship Service site, checked on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank: Net migration, Armenia

What is the population of Armenia?

Armenia's de jure population was 3,096.9 thousand at the end of 2025, according to Armstat's population table, 0.7% more than a year earlier. The latest 2026 figure in the table is 3,103.9 thousand.

The de jure population counts the permanent residents of Armenia. Armstat notes that figures for 2001 to 2011 were re-estimated after the 2011 census. The population was 2,961.4 thousand in 2021 and has grown each year since.

Official sources: Armstat: The number of de jure population

What share of Armenia's population are immigrants?

The UN Population Division puts the share of people born abroad in Armenia at 9.2% in 2024. In 2015 the figure was 6.5%. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 11.7%, and Armenia placed 33rd highest of 52. Worldwide: 66th of 193.

What is net migration in Armenia?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2025, is -29,013. The peak was 75,000 in 2023 and the low -30,357 in 2009. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 158, and Armenia placed 44th highest of 52. Worldwide: 159th of 193.

How many refugees live in Armenia?

The latest figure from UNHCR, for 2025, is 123,087. The peak was 219,547 in 2005 and the low 2,849 in 2012. Europe & Central Asia median: 62,365; Armenia is 20th highest of 50. World rank, highest first: 48th of 169.

How many refugees come from Armenia?

According to UNHCR, the number of refugees from the country living abroad in Armenia was 15,578 in 2025. Since 2005 it has ranged from 10,334 (2020) to 18,004 (2009). Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 533, and Armenia placed 11th highest of 49. Of 189 countries with 2025 data, 52nd highest.

How big are remittances in Armenia's economy?

5.4% of GDP: that is personal remittances received in Armenia for 2025, according to the World Bank. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 10th highest of 47 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 1.4% of GDP. Of 127 countries with 2025 data, 35th highest.