MigrantoMigration trends in Armenia
Middle East
Armenia loses more people than it takes in: 637.6K emigrants against 259K immigrants. Net balance −378.6K — 12% of the country's population
3M
Population
259K
Immigrants
637.6K
Emigrants
−378.6K
Outflow
1 in 12 residents of Armenia was born abroad — and 1 in 6 people born in Armenia lives abroad
#92 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Armenia
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
341.6K immigrants · 813.6K emigrants
1995
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 62%
- Roughly 1 in 7 residents was now foreign-born
- Surge of immigrants from Azerbaijan — 227.3K new arrivals
- Surge of departures to Azerbaijan — 194.3K people left
2005
- Emigration to Azerbaijan declined sharply — 194.8K fewer migrants there
2010
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 59%
- Immigration from Azerbaijan declined sharply — 245K fewer migrants from there
Today
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 53%
- Surge of immigrants from Azerbaijan — 103.4K new arrivals
- Without migration, the population would have declined
- Since 1990: 82.6K fewer foreign-born residents and 176K fewer emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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