Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Armenia - Statistics & Facts
Armenia, formerly a member state of the Soviet Union, is located in South Caucasus region, between Europe and Asia, and it borders a total of four countries. It actually covers only a quite small area, however, Armenia is the second most-populated of the former Soviet republics: Over the last decade, Armenia's population has been stable at approximately 3 million. Population growth has not been this stable though. A gradual decline of the population figures began after the dissolution of the USSR, but after 2012, Armenia’s number of inhabitants began to slowly increase again. The country’s largest city is Yerevan, which is also the capital of the state.
