Armenia

Armenia People

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
male: 29.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

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
2,600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
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
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: 98% (2003 est.)



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