Armenia Demographics Profile 2013

Population

2,970,495 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 17.4% (male 275,915/female 239,873)
15-24 years: 18.5% (male 281,563/female 268,404)
25-54 years: 45.7% (male 635,588/female 721,835)
55-64 years: 8.5% (male 97,170/female 156,094)
65 years and over: 9.9% (male 109,360/female 184,693) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 32.6 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 35.4 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

0.107% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

12.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

8.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 64% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

YEREVAN (capital) 1.11 million (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.12 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.49 years
male: 69.85 years
female: 77.56 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.38 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

1,900 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 95% of population
rural: 80% of population
total: 90% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5% of population
rural: 20% of population
total: 10% of population

Nationality

noun: Armenian(s)
adjective: Armenian

Ethnic groups

Armenian 97.9%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.3%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001 census)

Religions

Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%

Languages

Armenian (official) 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.4% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2009)

Education expenditures

3% of GDP (2007)

Maternal mortality rate

30 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

4.2% (2005)

Health expenditures

4.7% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

3.697 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital bed density

4.07 beds/1,000 population (2007)