Armenia Demographics Profile 2008

Population

2,968,586 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.7% (male 296,401/female 259,594)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 975,438/female 1,111,989)
65 years and over: 11% (male 128,398/female 196,766) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 31.1 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 34 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.077% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

12.53 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.15 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 20.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.4 years
male: 68.79 years
female: 76.55 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.35 children born/woman (2008 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 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 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2001 census)