Armenia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

2,967,004 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.2% (male 289,119/female 252,150)
15-64 years: 71.1% (male 986,764/female 1,123,708)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 122,996/female 192,267) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 31.5 years
male: 28.8 years
female: 34.4 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.03% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

12.65 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 64% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: -0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.14 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 20.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.68 years
male: 69.06 years
female: 76.81 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.36 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,400 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2007 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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.2% of GDP (2001)