ArmInfo. as of January 1, 2022 The population of Armeniadecreased by 0.08% per annum or 2.3 thousand people, amounting to 2.961 million people. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.
According to the source, as of the reporting date, the urban population was 1.891.9 million people, which is 63.8% of the total number of citizens, and 1,069.1 million people lived in villages or 36.2%. The number of urban residents decreased by 0.2% year-on-year, while the number of rural residents, on the contrary, increased by 0.1%.
At the same time, the population of Yerevan slightly increased over the reporting period (by 0.09%), amounting to 1.092.7 million people, i.e. 36.9% of the total population of the country is concentrated in the capital.
According to statistics, the most densely populated are the two regions adjacent to the capital - Armavir (264.3 thousand people) and Ararat (256.6 thousand people). They are followed by: Kotayk (251 thousand), Shirak (230.2 thousand), Gegharkunik (227.8 thousand), Lori (211.7 thousand). As of the reporting date, 134.7 thousand, 124.7 thousand and 119.7 thousand people lived in Syunik, Aragatsotn and Tavush, respectively, and Vayots Dzor continues to be the most sparsely populated region of the country, where only 47.6 thousand people live.
