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Languages

Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1% (2011 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Armenian 98.1%
Yezidi (Kurd) 1.1%
Other 0.7%
(2011 est.)%

Population Distribution

Most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than three times as many people as the second largest city in the country

Urbanization

Urban population: 62.7% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: -0.11% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 19% (male 308,701/female 271,028)

15-24 years - : 13.58% (male 213,203/female 201,291)

25-54 years - : 43.46% (male 640,070/female 685,958)

55-64 years - : 12.96% (male 180,700/female 214,834)

65 years and over - : 10.99% (male 134,330/female 201,135) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 41.3%

Youth dependency ratio: 26%

Elderly dependency ratio: 15.3%

Potential support ratio: 6.5% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 34.6 years

Male: 32.8 years

Female: 36.5 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 79

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.13 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.14 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.84 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.67 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.6 years

Male: 71.4 years

Female: 78.3 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 120

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 10.5% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

19.9% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

5.3% (2010)

Education Expenditures

2.2% of GDP (2014)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.7%

Male: 99.7%

Female: 99.6% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 12 years

Male: 11 years

Female: 14 years (2009)

Year

Population

  • 3,051,250

Nationality

  • Armenian(s) noun


  • Armenian adjective


Religions

  • Armenian Apostolic
    92.60%
  • Evangelical
    1.00%
  • Other
    2.40%
  • None
    1.10%
  • Unspecified Est
    2.92%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.18% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 13.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • YEREVAN (capital) 1,044
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.5% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 2.7 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.9 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.64 children born/woman (2016 est.)