Short facts about people of Armenia

Population:

3,336,100 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  23.23% (male 394,194; female 380,911) 15-64 years:  67.04% (male 1,094,646; female 1,141,760) 65 years and over:  9.73% (male 135,477; female 189,112) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.21% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

11.47 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.74 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-3.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.72 male(s)/female total population:  0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

41.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  66.49 years male:  62.12 years female:  71.08 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.5 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Armenian(s) adjective:  Armenian

Ethnic groups:

Armenian 93%, Azeri 3%, Russian 2%, other (mostly Yezidi Kurds) 2% (1989) note:  as of the end of 1993, virtually all Azeris had emigrated from Armenia

Religions:

Armenian Orthodox 94%

Languages:

Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  99% male:  99% female:  98% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook