Find your people
Diaspora, expats and newcomers in Armenia. Events, resources and local threads, with one page per community.
- ~120,000 in Armenia
Long-standing diaspora in Yerevan
Persian community
A tight-knit diaspora rooted in Yerevan's academic and business circles.
Open community - ~35,000 in Armenia
Rapidly growing student and IT community
Indian community
A rapidly growing student and IT community across Yerevan universities.
Open community - ~9,000 in Armenia
Resilient community growing since 2022
Ukrainian community
A resilient diaspora that has grown quickly since 2022.
Open community - ~110,000 in Armenia
Large, established community with a recent influx
Russian community
The largest recent expat wave: a full ecosystem of cafés, coworkings and schools.
Open community - ~15,000 in Armenia
Diaspora ties since the 1990s
American community
Diaspora Armenians returning, plus a growing wave of remote workers.
Open community - ~2,000 in Armenia
Long-established minority
Kurdish community
One of Armenia's oldest recognised minorities, rooted in the Aragatsotn villages.
Open community - ~35,000 in Armenia
Historic ethnic community in Armenia
Yezidi community
Armenia's largest ethnic minority, home to the world's biggest Yezidi temple.
Open community - ~1,500 in Armenia
Business, construction and student presence
Chinese community
Business, construction and a growing student presence in Yerevan.
Open community - ~1,200 in Armenia
Growing hospitality, care and IT workforce
Filipino community
A warm, fast-growing community working in hospitality, care and IT.
Open community - ~4,000 in Armenia
Historic cross-border connections
Georgian community
Close neighbours with deep family, trade and culinary ties.
Open community - ~3,000 in Armenia
Long-standing diaspora and cultural ties
French community
Francophonie runs deep: Armenia hosted the Francophonie Summit in 2018.
Open community - ~2,500 in Armenia
Historic presence and recent arrivals
German community
Development professionals, engineers and a historic 19th-century presence.
Open community - ~2,000 in Armenia
IT workers, artists and long-term residents
Belarusian community
A small but active community of IT workers, artists and long-term residents.
Open community - Recognised national minority
Settled since the early 19th century
Assyrian community
A recognised national minority, centred on villages in the Ararat Valley such as Verin Dvin and Dimitrov.
Open community - Recognised national minority
Historic mining roots in Lori
Greek community
A recognised national minority whose roots go back to Greek miners in the Lori copper towns.
Open community - Recognised national minority
Small, long-standing community
Jewish community
A small, long-standing community in Yerevan with its own synagogue and cultural life.
Open community