Armenian communities
Population, institutions and community life by country.
Armenian diaspora worldwide
Published estimate across 137 countries · 2024 reference
Ministry of Economy · January 2025Country profiles
Figures cover different groups and years. — means no verified figure.
Russia
European Union
United States
Russia2.5–3m946k
- Community estimate
- 2.5–3m · Year not stated
- Official census
- 946k · 2020–2021Armenian ethnicity · usual residents
United States≈1.6m519k
- Community estimate
- ≈1.6m · Year not stated
- Official census
- 519k · 2020Armenian identity · alone or in combination
EU countries
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26 country references · mixed years
| Country | Community estimate | Official figure |
|---|---|---|
| Community estimate≈650kYear not stated | Official figure≈400–600kGovernment estimate · Year not statedFrench people of Armenian origin | |
| Community estimate50–60kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate40–50kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈40kYear not stated | Official figure6.77kOfficial census · 2021Armenian national-ethnic identity · first or second answer | |
| Community estimate≈40kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate30–35kYear not stated | Official figure>30kGovernment estimate · Year not statedArmenian diaspora · stated lower boundary | |
| Community estimate≈30kYear not stated | Official figure5.31kOfficial census · 7 September 2021Self-declared Armenian ethnicity | |
| Community estimate≈25kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈13kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈7kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate6–8kYear not stated | Official figure2.57kOfficial census · 2021Armenian ethnic identity · alone or in combination | |
| Community estimate≈7k2021 | Official figure1.21kOfficial census · 1 December 2021Declared Armenian ethnicity · residents | |
| Community estimate≈5kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈3.8kYear not stated | Official figure3.24kOfficial census · 2022Declared Armenian national-ethnic identity | |
| Community estimate3.5–4kYear not stated | Official figure3.43kOfficial census · 2021Armenian ethnic/religious group · government-controlled areas | |
| Community estimate≈3kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈2.8kYear not stated | Official figure1.97kOfficial census · 2021Armenian ethnicity · usual residents | |
| Community estimate≈1.5kYear not stated | Official figure1.67kOfficial census · 2021Armenian ethnicity · residents | |
| Community estimate≈1.4kYear not stated | Official figure1.13kOfficial census · 2021Armenian ethnicity · administrative data and survey | |
| Community estimate≈1.2kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈1kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate400–500Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈300Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈150Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈150Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈70Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate—Total unverified | Official figure30Official · citizenship · 1 January 2025Residents recorded with Armenian citizenship |
France≈650k≈400–600k
- Community estimate
- ≈650k · Year not stated
- Government estimate
- ≈400–600k · Year not statedFrench people of Armenian origin
Germany50–60k—
- Community estimate
- 50–60k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Spain40–50k—
- Community estimate
- 40–50k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Poland≈40k6.77k
- Community estimate
- ≈40k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 6.77k · 2021Armenian national-ethnic identity · first or second answer
Netherlands≈40k—
- Community estimate
- ≈40k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Greece30–35k>30k
- Community estimate
- 30–35k · Year not stated
- Government estimate
- >30k · Year not statedArmenian diaspora · stated lower boundary
Bulgaria≈30k5.31k
- Community estimate
- ≈30k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 5.31k · 7 September 2021Self-declared Armenian ethnicity
Belgium≈25k—
- Community estimate
- ≈25k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Sweden≈13k—
- Community estimate
- ≈13k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Austria≈7k—
- Community estimate
- ≈7k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Czechia6–8k2.57k
- Community estimate
- 6–8k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 2.57k · 2021Armenian ethnic identity · alone or in combination
Romania≈7k1.21k
- Community estimate
- ≈7k · 2021
- Official census
- 1.21k · 1 December 2021Declared Armenian ethnicity · residents
Italy≈5k—
- Community estimate
- ≈5k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Hungary≈3.8k3.24k
- Community estimate
- ≈3.8k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 3.24k · 2022Declared Armenian national-ethnic identity
Cyprus3.5–4k3.43k
- Community estimate
- 3.5–4k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 3.43k · 2021Armenian ethnic/religious group · government-controlled areas
Denmark≈3k—
- Community estimate
- ≈3k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Latvia≈2.8k1.97k
- Community estimate
- ≈2.8k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 1.97k · 2021Armenian ethnicity · usual residents
Estonia≈1.5k1.67k
- Community estimate
- ≈1.5k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 1.67k · 2021Armenian ethnicity · residents
Lithuania≈1.4k1.13k
- Community estimate
- ≈1.4k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 1.13k · 2021Armenian ethnicity · administrative data and survey
Finland≈1.2k—
- Community estimate
- ≈1.2k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Slovakia≈1k—
- Community estimate
- ≈1k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Malta400–500—
- Community estimate
- 400–500 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Ireland≈300—
- Community estimate
- ≈300 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Luxembourg≈150—
- Community estimate
- ≈150 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Portugal≈150—
- Community estimate
- ≈150 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Croatia≈70—
- Community estimate
- ≈70 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Slovenia—30
- Community estimate
- — · Total unverified
- Official · citizenship
- 30 · 1 January 2025Residents recorded with Armenian citizenship
Other countries
| Country | Community estimate | Official figure |
|---|---|---|
| Community estimate>200kYear not stated | Official figure169kOfficial census · 2024Armenian ethnicity · excludes occupied territories | |
| Community estimate≈150kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate100–150kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate100–120kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈80kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈70kYear not stated | Official figure68.9kOfficial census · 2021Armenian origin · single or multiple responses | |
| Community estimate>60kYear not stated | Official figure22.5kOfficial census · 2021Residents of Armenian descent | |
| Community estimate≈60kYear not stated | Official figure16.4kGovernment estimate · 1 January 2026Resident ethnicity · annual estimate | |
| Community estimate≈40kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate35–40kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈30kYear not stated | Official figure9.39kOfficial census · 4 October 2019Ethnic self-identification | |
| Community estimate25–30kYear not stated | Official figure14.7kOfficial census · 2022Ethnicity · national census | |
| Community estimate≤18kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate15–20kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate15–20kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate8–10kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate7–10kYear not stated | Official figure958Official census · 8 April 2024First ethnicity · census-covered territory | |
| Community estimate7–8kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈5kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈5kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈5kYear not stated | Official figure4–6kGovernment estimate · Year not statedResidents with Armenian roots · government estimate | |
| Community estimate≈5kYear not stated | Official figure221Official census · 30 September 2022Armenian ethnicity · excludes Kosovo and Metohija | |
| Community estimate3.5–4kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈3kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈3kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈2kYear not stated | Official figure562Official · country background · 1 January 2026Armenia background · immigrants and Norway-born to two immigrant parents | |
| Community estimate≤2kYear not stated | Official figure315Official census · 7 March 2023Armenian ethnicity · alone or alongside other groups | |
| Community estimate1–1.3kYear not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate800–1000Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈700Year not stated | Official figure505Government estimate · 1 January 2025Resident ethnicity · annual estimate | |
| Community estimate500–600Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate≈350Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate150–200Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate80–100Year not stated | Official figure—Official figure · Not verified | |
| Community estimate70–80Year not stated | Official figure82Official · citizenship · June 2025Armenian nationality · foreign-resident register | |
| Community estimate—Total unverified | Official figure≈99.9kHistorical census · 2001Ethnicity · historical 2001 census reference |
Georgia>200k169k
- Community estimate
- >200k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 169k · 2024Armenian ethnicity · excludes occupied territories
Iran≈150k—
- Community estimate
- ≈150k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Argentina100–150k—
- Community estimate
- 100–150k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Lebanon100–120k—
- Community estimate
- 100–120k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Uzbekistan≈80k—
- Community estimate
- ≈80k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Canada≈70k68.9k
- Community estimate
- ≈70k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 68.9k · 2021Armenian origin · single or multiple responses
Australia>60k22.5k
- Community estimate
- >60k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 22.5k · 2021Residents of Armenian descent
Kazakhstan≈60k16.4k
- Community estimate
- ≈60k · Year not stated
- Government estimate
- 16.4k · 1 January 2026Resident ethnicity · annual estimate
Brazil≈40k—
- Community estimate
- ≈40k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Türkiye35–40k—
- Community estimate
- 35–40k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Belarus≈30k9.39k
- Community estimate
- ≈30k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 9.39k · 4 October 2019Ethnic self-identification
Turkmenistan25–30k14.7k
- Community estimate
- 25–30k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 14.7k · 2022Ethnicity · national census
United Kingdom≤18k—
- Community estimate
- ≤18k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Syria15–20k—
- Community estimate
- 15–20k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Uruguay15–20k—
- Community estimate
- 15–20k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
United Arab Emirates8–10k—
- Community estimate
- 8–10k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Moldova7–10k958
- Community estimate
- 7–10k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 958 · 8 April 2024First ethnicity · census-covered territory
Iraq7–8k—
- Community estimate
- 7–8k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Egypt≈5k—
- Community estimate
- ≈5k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Kuwait≈5k—
- Community estimate
- ≈5k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Switzerland≈5k4–6k
- Community estimate
- ≈5k · Year not stated
- Government estimate
- 4–6k · Year not statedResidents with Armenian roots · government estimate
Serbia≈5k221
- Community estimate
- ≈5k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 221 · 30 September 2022Armenian ethnicity · excludes Kosovo and Metohija
Venezuela3.5–4k—
- Community estimate
- 3.5–4k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Jordan≈3k—
- Community estimate
- ≈3k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Mexico≈3k—
- Community estimate
- ≈3k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Norway≈2k562
- Community estimate
- ≈2k · Year not stated
- Official · country background
- 562 · 1 January 2026Armenia background · immigrants and Norway-born to two immigrant parents
New Zealand≤2k315
- Community estimate
- ≤2k · Year not stated
- Official census
- 315 · 7 March 2023Armenian ethnicity · alone or alongside other groups
Chile1–1.3k—
- Community estimate
- 1–1.3k · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
China800–1000—
- Community estimate
- 800–1000 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Kyrgyzstan≈700505
- Community estimate
- ≈700 · Year not stated
- Government estimate
- 505 · 1 January 2025Resident ethnicity · annual estimate
Qatar500–600—
- Community estimate
- 500–600 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
South Africa≈350—
- Community estimate
- ≈350 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
India150–200—
- Community estimate
- 150–200 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Singapore80–100—
- Community estimate
- 80–100 · Year not stated
- Official figure
- Comparable official figure not verified
Japan70–8082
- Community estimate
- 70–80 · Year not stated
- Official · citizenship
- 82 · June 2025Armenian nationality · foreign-resident register
Ukraine—≈99.9k
- Community estimate
- — · Total unverified
- Historical census
- ≈99.9k · 2001Ethnicity · historical 2001 census reference
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Community estimates and official figures use different definitions and years. Do not add them. Census counts, government estimates and official citizenship or migration statistics are labeled separately.
Published estimate across 137 countries, citing the Diaspora Office (2024).
These two references have different coverage and methods. Their difference does not measure missing people or population change. The country sum is not a current worldwide count.
Selected community references for 63 countries. Ranges use midpoints; source years and definitions differ. Unverified total: Ukraine, Slovenia.
Russia, the EU and the USA are highlighted first. Other countries and the separate EU members are sorted largest first by selected community references. Published ranges remain visible; their midpoints are used only for sorting and the indicative sums. Country figures use at most three significant digits; sums use at most two. Unknown totals appear last and are excluded from sums.
All 27 EU countries have a profile; 26 have a numeric community reference. The EU sum includes those references once each, using range midpoints and stated boundaries. It is not a synchronized EU population count.
A census count, an ancestry response and a community estimate measure different populations. Dates and definitions remain attached to each figure. The covered-country sum uses selected reference values, range midpoints and stated boundaries for “more than” or “up to”; it is not a synchronized population count or a statistical confidence interval. Undated and historical estimates are not current resident counts. The independently published worldwide estimate must not be added to the country sum.
Community estimates and official figures are shown separately, with definitions and dates. The official column distinguishes census counts, government estimates and historical census references. Citizenship and birthplace alone are not substitutes for the full Armenian community. The community sum uses community estimates only, including the Office estimates for France and Georgia; it is not added to census figures. Coverage and reference years remain incomplete. Brazil and Iran have conflicting estimates, Syria has a lower-confidence attributed estimate, and Ukraine has no verified current community total.