ArmInfo. By April 1, 2022, the population of Armenia amounted to 2.961.6 million people, having decreased by 0.1% or 2.3 thousand people on a y-o-y terms. According to the data of the RA Statistical Committee, as of the reporting date, the urban population was 1.891.4 million people or 63.8% of the total number of citizens of Armenia, which is 0.2% lower than the indicator of a year ago. 1.070.2 million people lived in villages (36.2%) with a y-o-y growth of 0.2%.
The population of Yerevan has slightly decreased on a y-o-y a terms, amounting to 1.093.2 million people or 36.9% of the total population of the country.
According to statistics, the most densely populated are the two regions adjacent to the capital - Armavir (264.7 thousand people) and Ararat (257 thousand people). They are followed by: Kotayk (251 thousand people), Shirak (230 thousand), Gegharkunik (227.7 thousand), Lori (211 thousand) and Syunik (134.5 thousand). As of the reporting date, 124.7 thousand and 119.6 thousand people lived in Aragatsotn and Tavush, respectively. And the most sparsely populated region of the country continues to be Vayots Dzor, where only 47.5 thousand people live. At the same time, an increase in the population was recorded in Armavir, Ararat, Aragatsotn and Gegharkunik regions, and a decrease in Lori, Shirak, Syunik, Vayots Dzor and Tavush regions. The number of people living in Kotayk region remained unchanged.
