Their numbers have been greatly reduced since the end of the Soviet Union due to emigration for economic reasons to other former Soviet republics and to Greece. Greeks and Armenians also live together in mixed communities north of the Armenian border in Georgia - but there too numbers have been greatly reduced due to emigration. Yaghdan in Lori Province has been described as the last remaining Greek village in Armenia.
The populations of Greeks and Armenians living in Armenia have significantly decreased since the dissolution of the Soviet Union due to emigration for economic reasons to other former Soviet republics and Greece, leading to a decline in mixed communities north of the Armenian border in Georgia as well. Yaghdan in Lori Province is considered the last remaining Greek village in Armenia.