| Population |
2,991,360
note: armenia's first census since independence was conducted in october 2001 (july 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 22.7% (male 357,094; female 323,396)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 929,719; female 1,065,505)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 128,027; female 187,619) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 29.7 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 32.4 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
-0.32% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
11.43 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
8.12 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.18 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 24.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 29.32 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 71.23 years
male: 67.73 years
female: 75.36 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
1.31 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
less than 2,600 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than less than 200 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: armenian(s)
adjective: armenian |
| Ethnic groups |
Armenian 93%, Azeri 1%, Russian 2%, other (mostly Yezidi Kurds) 4% (2002)
note: as of the end of 1993, virtually all azeris had emigrated from armenia |
| Religions |
Armenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2% |
| Languages |
Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2% |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of armenia
conventional short form: armenia
local short form: hayastan
former: armenian soviet socialist republic; armenian republic
local long form: hayastani hanrapetut'yun |