ArmInfo. The population of Armenia as of January 1, 2021 increased by 0.1% or 4.4 thousand people, amounting to 2.964.1 million people. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.
According to the source, the urban population as of the reporting date was 1.896, 2 million people, which is 64% of the total number of citizens, and 1.067.9 million people lived in the villages. or 36%. The number of urban residents increased by 0.2% on an annual basis, and rural residents - by 0.03%. At the same time, the population of Yerevan for the same period increased by 0.7%, amounting to 1.092 million people, i.e. 36.8% of the total population of the country is concentrated in the capital.
According to statistics, the most densely populated are the two regions close to the capital - Armavir (264 thousand people) and Ararat (256.7 thousand people). This is followed by: Kotayk (251.2 thousand), Shirak (231 thousand), Gegharkunik (227.4 thousand) and Lori (212.6 thousand). As of the reporting date, 135.9 thousand, 124.5 thousand and 120.6 thousand people lived in Syunik, Aragatsotn and Tavush, respectively, and the most sparsely populated region of the country continues to be Vayots Dzor, where only 48.2 thousand people live.
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