Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Armenia
Armenia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 65.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Armenia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 65.9% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Armenia peaked at 67.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Armenia 119th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1850s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1870s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1880s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 1890s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 1920s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 1930s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 1940s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
| 1950s | 46.0% | 41.1% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.3% | 51.2% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 59.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 66.2% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.5% | 65.2% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 64.4% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 64.3% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 65.2% | 65.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Armenia?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Armenia was 65.9% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Armenia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Armenia ranks 119th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.