Armenian populations exist throughout the world. Although Armenian diaspora communities have existed since ancient times, most of the Armenians living outside of Armenia today are either descendants of Armenian genocide survivors or more recent immigrants from post-Soviet Armenia. According to various estimates, the total number of ethnic Armenians in the world is approximately 11 million,[1][10] a majority of whom live outside of Armenia.
Estimates of ethnic Armenian populations may vary greatly because no reliable data is available for many countries. In France, Germany, Greece, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, among other countries, ethnicity has not been enumerated during any of the recent censuses and it is virtually impossible to determine the actual number of people of Armenian origin there. Although data for people of foreign origin (born abroad or having a foreign citizenship) is available for most European Union states, this does not present the whole picture and can hardly be taken as a source for the total number of Armenians, because in many countries, most prominently France, most ethnic Armenians are not from Armenia. Also, not all Armenian citizens and people born in Armenia are ethnic Armenians, but the overwhelming majority of them are as about 97.9% of the country's population is Armenian.[11] For other countries, such as Russia, the official number of Armenians is believed, by many, to have been underrated, because many migrant workers live in the country.
The following countries have Armenian populations of uncertain number; while population figures are not known definitively, Armenians are known to be present, even if relatively few:
Prior to the forced displacement in September-October 2023 that followed an Azerbaijani offensive, the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), de facto independent, but internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, had an estimated population of up to 120,000.[188][189][190] As of early October 2023, 100,632 have fled to Armenia,[191] while the number of Armenians staying in Nagorno-Karabakh has been variously estimated as low as 50 and as high as 1,500.[192][193] According to Nagorno-Karabakh officials, they number only 8-10 or over.[194][195] The ICRC said a "small number of people remain in their homes, either by choice or because they were unable to leave by themselves".[196]
According to the 2009 census, 217 Armenians live in Azerbaijan (outside Nagorno-Karabakh).[197] According to estimates, the number of Armenians in Azerbaijan ranges from very few (2018)[198] to as many as 3,000 (2001), who conceal their Armenian identity.[199]
Myanmar (Armenians in Myanmar). Frontier Myanmar reported the number of Armenians "a few hundred at most" in 2019.[204] According to Reverend John Felix, priest at the Armenian church in Yangon, the last full Armenian died in 2013, but there are "no more than 10 or 20 families who are part Armenian."[205]
Countries with former or uncertain Armenian presence
^According to an independent 2018 estimate by Hrant Mikaelian, researcher at the Caucasus Institute, Armenia's total population is around 2,766,400.[13] Around 98% of Armenia's population are ethnic Armenians, hence around 2,714,00 Armenians live in Armenia, according to Mikaelian's estimate.
^Excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia, not controlled by the government of Georgia, which considers them occupied by Russia. Both territories are listed here separately.
^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
^Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is listed separately here.
^South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
^Stokes, Jamie (2008). Encyclopedia of the peoples of Africa and the Middle East. New York: Facts On File. ISBN978-1-4381-2676-0. Estimates suggest that the global Armenian population is 7 million ...
^Wade Davis; K. David Harrison; Catherine Herbert Howell (2007). Book of peoples of the world: a guide to cultures. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. p. 96. ISBN978-1-4262-0238-4.
^Dufoix, Stéphane (2008). Diasporas. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 53. ISBN978-0-520-25359-9. Current statistics suggest a population of 7 million Armenians worldwide, 3 million of whom in Armenia.
^Freedman, Jeri (2009). The Armenian Genocide. New York: Rosen Publishing. p. 52. ISBN978-1-4042-1825-3.
^Freedman, Jeri (2008). The Armenian genocide. New York: Rosen Publishing Group. p. 52. ISBN978-1-4042-1825-3. In contrast to its population of 3.2 million, approximately 8 million Armenians live in other countries of the world, including large communities in the United States and Russia.
^Guntram H. Herb; David H. Kaplan (2008). Nations and Nationalism: A Global Historical Overview: A Global Historical Overview. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 1705. ISBN978-1-85109-908-5. A nation of some 8 million people, about 3 million of whom live in the newly independent post-Soviet state, Armenians are constantly battling not to lose their distinct culture, identity and the newly established statehood.
^Von Voss, Huberta (2007). Portraits of Hope: Armenians in the Contemporary World (1st English ed.). New York: Berghahn Books. p. xxv. ISBN978-1-84545-257-5. ... there are some 8 million Armenians in the world ...
^O'Reilly, Andrea (2010). Encyclopedia of Motherhood. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. p. 74. ISBN978-1-4129-6846-1. Today, there are about 9 million Armenians around the world.
^"Des Arméniens dans le monde entier". La Croix (in French). 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Les statistiques ethniques y étant interdites, il n'est pas possible de chiffrer avec précision le nombre de personnes d'origine arménienne vivant en France, qui sont estimées entre 300 000 et 400 000.
"Les Arméniens en France". Le Point (in French). (via Agence France-Presse). 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Mais il estime, tout comme Hratch Varjabedian, directeur du Bureau français de la cause arménienne, à environ 600 000 les membres de cette communauté...
^"Salome Zourabichvili's first visit to Armenia". caucasuswatch.de. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. According to the 2014 census, an estimated 170,000 ethnic Armenians live in Georgia, which accounts for 4.5% of the country's total population.
^Boulgourdjian, Nelida Elena. "Argentina". Armenian Diaspora Survey. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Today, the estimated size of the community is between 50,000 and 100,000, made of third, fourth and even fifth generations of Armenians.
^ abcBarry, James (2019). "Millet Ethnicity: Islamized Armenians and Armenian Identity". In Oruc, Firat (ed.). Sites of Pluralism: Community Politics in the Middle East. Oxford University Press. p. 143. ISBN9780190052713. It is estimated that there are around 50,000 Armenians remaining in Turkey, with the vast majority living in Istanbul. The number is broadly similar to other Middle Eastern Armenian populations, with around 53,000 believed to live in Lebanon, and 40,000 in Iran.
^"Լիբանանէն դէպի Փարիզ". Jamanak (in Armenian). 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Նոյնն է պարագան Լիբանանի, ուր այսօր հազիւ թէ 60-70 հազար հայ մնացած է։
"Armenian-Australian Community". Armenian National Committee of Australia. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019. The Armenian community in Australia is estimated to be 50,000 people...
"Համայնքի մասին". germany.mfa.am (in Armenian). Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Germany. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Մոտավոր հաշվարկներով, գերմանահայ համայնքի թիվը տատանվում է 50 հազարի սահմաններում:
^"Բուլղարիայի հայ համայնքը" (in Armenian). Embassy of Armenia to Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Ներկայումս Բուլղարիահայ համայնքը (ներառյալ ՀՀ քաղաքացիները) ոչ պաշտոնական տվյալներով կազմում է մոտ 30.000 մարդ:
Hoveyan, Vahram (9 November 2011). "Բուլղարիայի Հայ Համայնքը". Asbarez (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Ոչ պաշտօնական աղբիւրները, որոնք հիմնականում ունեն հայկական պատկանելութիւն, Բուլղարիայի հայ համայնքին վերագրում են անհամեմատ աւելի մեծ թուաքանակ՝ մօտ 50 հազար:
"Армен Хачатрян: Армяне в Беларуси живут веками". AnalitikaUA.net (in Russian). 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. По официальным данным, сегодня в Беларуси проживает около 10 тысяч армян, а по неофициальным – 30–35 тысяч.
"Πάνω από 40.000 Αρμένιοι ζουν στην Ελλάδα". Ta Nea (in Greek). 17 April 2015. Όπως επισημαίνει στα «ΝΕΑ» ο πρόεδρος της Αρμένικης Εθνικής Επιτροπής Ελλάδος, Αγκόπ Οβακιμιάν, στη χώρα μας εκτιμάται ότι ζουν περίπου 40.000 Αρμένιοι.
^"The Community / Համայնք". Armenian Community and Church Council of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. ...there are up to 18,000 ethnic Armenians including those who are British-born, and of part Armenian descent, living in the UK.
"Армянская община в Казахстане". kazakhstan.mfa.am (in Russian). Embassy of Armenia to Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. В настоящее время в Казахстане проживает около 20–25 тыс. армян.....
^Mattaar, Anna-Maria (October 2014). "Հայ գիրքը Նիդերլանդներում. անցյալում և այսօր". International Conference of Armenian Libraries: 2. Այսօրվա դրությամբ շուրջ տաս հազար հայ է բնակվում այդ երկրում:
^"2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS 3. Országos adatok"(PDF). ksh.hu (in Hungarian). Budapest: Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 May 2021. 1.6.1. tábla A nemzetiségi népesség száma, aránya, 2011
^"Czech Republic". diaspora.gov.am. Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. The number of Armenians, according to various sources, varies between 6 to 8 thousand.
^"Շվեդիայի հայ համայնք [Sweden's Armenian community]". hayernaysor.am (in Armenian). Armenian Ministry of Diaspora. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019. 2009 թվականի տվյալներով Շվեդիայում բնակվում է 5–6 հազար հայ...
Bakhchinyan, Artsvi (3 March 2016). "Շվեդիան և շվեդահայերը՝ քսան տարի անց". Azg (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Այսօր, ըստ Շվեդիայում ՀՀ դեսպան Արտակ Ապիտոնյանի, հայերի թիվը հասել է մոտ 13 հազարի...
^"Key results of the 2014 Population and Housing Census". statistica.gov.md. National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. The ethnic groups accounting for more than one thousand people are: Belarusians, Jews, Poles, and Armenians with 2.8 thousand, 1.6 thousand, 1.4 thousand and 1.0 thousand people, respectively.
^"Վենեսուելայի հայ համայնք". hayernaysor.am (in Armenian). Armenian Ministry of Diaspora. 26 November 2013. 2009 թվականի տվյալներով` Վենեսուելայում բնակվում է շուրջ չորս հազար հայ:
^"Հայերը Իտալիայում". cfoa.am (in Armenian). Communities Finance Officers Association. Այսօր Իտալիայում բնակվում է շուրջ երկու հազար հայ` Միլան, Հռոմ, Վենետիկ և այլ քաղաքներում:
^"Приднестровцы: штрихи к портрету". Pridnestrovye Newspaper (in Russian). 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Согласно данным переписи 2015 г., постоянно на территории республики проживает 475007 человек. ... В общем составе населения республики ... армян – 0,17%...
^"Создан Союз Армян Приднестровья" (in Russian). PanARMENIAN.Net. 28 April 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. По разным данным, в этой непризнанной республике (юридически являющейся частью Республики Молдова) проживает не менее тысячи армян.
^"Սլովակիայի հայ համայնք". armnational.am (in Armenian). National Structure of Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Սլովակիայում բնակվում է 700 հայ։
"Սլովակիայի հայ համայնք" (in Armenian). Embassy of Armenia to the Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Ստույգ տեղեկություններ Սլովակիայի հայ համայնքի թվաքանակի մասին չկան: Ըստ Հայ առաքելական եկեղեցու տվյալների, հայերի թիվը 800 մինչեւ 1000 հոգի է
^"About Us". chinahay.com. Armenian Community of China. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. There is currently around five hundred Armenians living in the country...
^"China". diaspora.gov.am. Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. According to data from various sources, nowadays the number of Armenians in China, concentrated mostly in Beijing and Hong Kong is around 800-1000.
^Said, Ezzedine (20 April 2005). "Jerusalem's Armenians Want Israeli Recognition of Genocide". azatutyun.am. RFE/RL (via AFP). Some 2,000 Armenians live in the Old City's Armenian quarter and its vast monastery, with another 1,000 in the West Bank and 2,000 more in Israel, says George Hintlian, historian and spokesman for the Armenian community.
^"Qatar". diaspora.gov.am. Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Currently, there are about 500-600 Armenians living in Qatar...
^Tarkhanova, Zhanna (16 June 2016). "В Южной Осетии обсуждают признание геноцида армян". ekhokavkaza.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. По словам Гассиева, официально армянская диаспора в республике насчитывает 300 человек, но армянского населения гораздо больше:
^"Community". armenians.ie. Armenian Community in Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. ...Armenians are in Ireland are unknown, estimates range from 150 to 350 individuals..
^"Monaco". diaspora.gov.am. Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. There is currently a small Armenian community in Monaco with about 100 people...
^"Հայերը Կուբայում [Armenians in Cuba]". hayernaysor.am (in Armenian). Armenian Ministry of Diaspora. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019. Վերջին տվյալներով` Կուբայում կազմակերպված հայ համայնք չկա. մոտ 80 հայ ապրում է Հավանա, Լաս Տունաս և այլ քաղաքներում:
"Armenians". nlb.gov.sg. National Library, Singapore. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. The Armenians are a small ethnic community who established themselves in Singapore, with no more than 100 Armenians ever living here at any given time.
"Armenians in Japan". japanarmenia.com. Armenians in Japan. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Currently, there are 100 Armenians in Japan...
^"Սուդանի հայ համայնք [Sudan's Armenian Community]". hayernaysor.am. Armenian Ministry of Diaspora. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019. Վերջին տվյալներով Սուդանում բնակվում են մոտ 50 հայ:
^"Armenians of Bahrain". azad-hye.net. Azad-Hye. 9 December 2004. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. The number of Armenians in the island is not large, a mere 100.
^"UN team completes mission to Karabakh". United Nations Azerbaijan. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. The team heard from interlocutors that between 50 and 1,000 ethnic Armenians remain in the Karabakh region.
Voskanyan, Loosineh; Nazaretyan, Hovhannes (14 October 2020). "How many Armenians live in Baku? Aliyev's lies and manipulations". fip.am. Fact Investigation Platform. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Moreover, according to the 2009 census in Azerbaijan, 120,306 Armenians live in that country. However, this number is misleading, as the Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan also "counted" the population of Artsakh, which is not controlled by Azerbaijan. According to the same census, 120,089 Armenians live in the territory controlled by the Republic of Artsakh. That is, according to the official data of Azerbaijan, only 217 Armenians live in Azerbaijan...
^Yunusov, A. (12 March 2001). "Этнический состав Азербайджана (по переписи 1999 года)". Demoscope Weekly (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Хотя на деле, реально численность армян вне Нагорного Карабаха должна быть чуть больше, в пределах 2–3 тысяч, поскольку многие сменили фамилии и не попали в материалы переписи.
^"Diaspora - Montenegro". diaspora.gov.am. Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Currently, about 40 Armenian families live in the country...
^"Հայ սփյուռք [Armenian diaspora]". Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia Volume 13 (in Armenian). 1987. p. 193. Աֆրիկա մայրցամաքում հայեր բնակվում են շատ երկրներում՝ Ալժիր, Գանա, Եգիպտոս, Եթովպիա, Թունիս, Լիբիա, Կոնգո, Մադագասկար, Մարոկկո, Նիգերիա, Սուդան, Քենիա ևն․․․
^Bakhchinyan, Artsvi (1 October 2020). "Garro Nanikian: Preserving Armenian Roots in Congo". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 12 March 2022. In 1984...there were 100 Armenians in Congo. Today their number is less...
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