Countries that Recognize the Armenian Genocide 2025

Country	Years Recognized↓	Additional Details
Mexico	2023	On February 8, 2023, the Mexican Senate adopted a document on Armenian Genocide recognition citing the need to protect universal human rights.
Latvia	2021	On May 6, 2021, the Latvian Parliament, or Saeima, approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide by 58 to 11 votes with 7 abstentions.
United States	2019, 2021	The US House of Representatives affirmed the United States record on the Armenian genocide with House Resolution 296 on October 29, 2019. The Senate unanimously recognized the genocide with Senate Resolution 150 on December 12, 2019. President Trump did not support the resolution, but his successor, President Joe Biden, officially recognized the Armenian genocide on April 24, 2021.
Portugal	2019	On April 26, 2019, the Parliament of Portugal voted for the recognition of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, with a Vote of Regret N.º 819/XIII.
Libya	2019	The Eastern-based interim administration's Council of Ministers has adopted a proposal from Abdelhady Alhweij, its foreign minister, to recognise the Armenian genocide. Libya is the third Arab country (the other two being Lebanon and Syria) and the first African state to recognize the genocide.
Czechia	2017, 2020	On April 14, 2015, Czech Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies passed a resolution on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Centenary. On April 25, 2017 Czech Parliament approved a resolution condemning the Armenian genocide.
Syria	2015, 2020	On February 13, 2020, the People's Assembly of Syria unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian genocide.
Brazil	2015	The resolution was approved by the Federal Senate.
Austria	2015
Paraguay	2015	The Chamber of Senators in Paraguay unanimously adopted the resolution.
Bulgaria	2015	The declaration was adopted by the Bulgarian parliament on April 24, 2015, using the phrase "mass extermination of the Armenian People in the Ottoman Empire" and declares April 24 as a Victims Remembrance Day.
Luxembourg	2015	The Chamber of Deputies unanimously adopted a resolution on the recognition of the genocide of Armenian people.
Bolivia	2014	The resolution was approved unanimously by both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, with the approval of the Foreign Ministry.
Sweden	2010	Swedish parliament passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide as well as the Assyrian genocide and Greek genocide, although the foreign minister stated that this resolution did not reflect the position of the executive branch. Turkey recalled its ambassador from Stockholm.
Chile	2007, 2015
Germany	2005, 2016	Resolution passed first reading in April 2015. On June 2, 2016, the German Bundestag almost unanimously (with one vote against and one abstention) passed a resolution qualifying the Ottoman-era Armenian killings 'genocide'.
Poland	2005	The Sejm of the Republic of Poland (lower house of the Polish parliament) unanimously passed a bill recognizing the Armenian genocide on April 19, 2005.
Venezuela	2005	On July 14, 2005, the National Assembly of Venezuela adopted a resolution that recognizes the Armenian genocide.
Lithuania	2005	On December 16, 2005, the Lithuanian Parliament, or Seimas, approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide.
Netherlands	2004, 2015, 2018	The Dutch government sends a Minister or State Secretary to Armenia to attend Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day every five years, starting in 2018.
Slovakia	2004	Denial of the genocide is criminalized. Punishable by up to 5 years in prison, per 2011 act.
Switzerland	2003	Denial of the genocide is criminalized.
Italy	2000, 2019	Denial of genocides is criminalized. It stipulates 3-year imprisonment and a fine. On April 10, 2019, the Italian Chamber of Deputies adopted an initiative calling on the Italian government to recognize the Armenian genocide and give the issue an international dimension.
Vatican City	2000, 2015
Belgium	1998, 2015
France	1998, 2001	On February 5, 2019, French president Emmanuel Macron declared April 24 as Armenian genocide commemoration day in France.
Lebanon	1997, 2000	On May 11, 2000, the Lebanese Parliament unanimously approved a resolution calling for the commemoration of the 82nd anniversary of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Turkish government at the beginning of the century. The resolution, called upon all Lebanese citizens to unite with the Armenian people on April 24 in commemorating the atrocities of 1915-1923.
Canada	1996, 2002, 2004, 2006
Greece	1996	Denial of the genocide is criminalized. Punishable by up to 3 years in prison and a fine not to exceed €30,000, per 2014 act.
Russia	1995, 2005, 2015
Argentina	1993, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Armenia	1988	Recognition extended by the Armenian SSR.
Cyprus	1975, 1982, 1990	The first country to raise the issue to the United Nations General Assembly. Denial of the genocide is criminalized in Cyprus.
Uruguay	1965, 2004, 2015	The first country to recognize the events as genocide.

According to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2,133,190 Armenians lived in the Ottoman empire (modern-day Turkey) in 1914. By 1922, approximately 1,745,390 had been murdered by the Turkish government, leaving only 387,800 Armenians still alive. This mass slaughter of Armenians, which took place amid the chaos of World War I, was later dubbed the Armenian genocide.

All told, some 33 countries currently recognize the Armenian genocide. In addition, scholars believe that many other countries would likely recognize the genocide as well if not for political concerns. For instance, US presidents George W Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump all declined the opportunity to formally recognize the Armenian genocide, claiming it would harm the country’s relationship with Turkey. President Joe Biden eventually signed a resolution (which had passed the House 405–11 and the Senate unanimously in 2019) recognizing the Armenian genocide in 2021.

On the other hand, the countries of Turkey and Azerbaijan reject the notion that the killings qualify as a genocide. The Turkish government, in particular, maintains that most Armenians were simply relocated rather than killed and that such actions were necessary to preserve the country because the Armenians were planning to revolt and secede. Most historians outside of Turkey rebuff this logic, pointing to additional mass killings of Armenians in 1894, 1895, 1896, 1909, and 1920-1923.

Causes and after effects of the Armenian genocide

The Armenian genocide was organized and conducted by the ruling CUP (Committee of Union and Progress) government, a Muslim sect which rose to power in Turkey in the 1900s and ruled the country from 1913-1918. The CUP’s motives in conducting the Armenian Genocide are a matter of some debate to this day, and many scholars maintain that no single cause prompted it. However, the CUP’s antagonistic feelings toward non-Muslim cultures—including not only the Christian and Catholic Armenians, but other Christian, Jewish, and Zionist peoples—is widely believed to have played a significant role.

Overall, the Armenian genocide resulted in the deaths of approximately 1.7 million Armenians. Those who were not killed outright were subjected to “death marches” and hard labor, where many were beaten and slowly starved. A large number of Armenians who survived, particularly women and children, were forcefully converted to Islam and integrated into Muslim society. The genocide also wiped out thousands of years of Armenian culture.

Several additional organizations and non-national governments have also recognized the Armenian Genocide. These include the Catholic church, all 50 US state governments, and the Council of Europe.

Country by country profiles:

Uruguay

Uruguay officially recognized the Armenian genocide in 1965, becoming the first country to do so.

Belgium

In 1998, the Belgian parliament officially approved a resolution that recognized the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The vote passed by a large majority, which also carried with it increased pressure for the Turkish government to officially recognize and condemn the actions of their predecessors. In Belgium, to deny the facts of the Armenian genocide and its place in history carries with it a punishment of 45,000 euros, as well as up to a year in prison.

Brazil

A destination country for many Armenian refugees, Brazil took in a large number of Armenian diaspora, whose descendants remain in Brazil to this day. In 2015, in response to mounting public pressure, Brazil officially adopted a resolution that recognized the Armenian genocide. Although Brazil hosts a large number of Armenian diaspora, growing public pressure has only been noticed in the last few years.

Bulgaria

Inspired by Brazil, Bulgaria passed an extremely similar law in the following months. The Bulgarian parliament went a step further and officially declared April 24 “Victims Remembrance Day”, a national holiday to remember those who lost their lives during the genocide.

Lebanon

Keeping with the above pace, Lebanon officially recognized April 24 as a remembrance day for the Armenian genocide. It is a national holiday that calls on the people of Lebanon to remember the acts of the Ottoman Empire towards the Armenian people and culture. On May 12, 2000, the government officially commemorated the 82nd anniversary of the genocide.