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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 five times as many people as Gyumri, the second largest city in the country

Urbanization

Urban population: 62.5% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: -0.1% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 18.94% (male 306,322/female 270,388)

15-24 years - : 12.89% (male 203,358/female 189,092)

25-54 years - : 43.43% (male 640,881/female 681,784)

55-64 years - : 13.41% (male 187,178/female 221,071)

65 years and over - : 11.33% (male 138,458/female 206,659) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 44.4

Youth dependency ratio: 28.7

Elderly dependency ratio: 15.8

Potential support ratio: 6.3 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 35.1 years

Male: 33.3 years

Female: 36.9 years (2017 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: 74.9 years

Male: 71.6 years

Female: 78.5 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 114

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 10.5% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

20.2% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

2.6% (2016)

Education Expenditures

2.8% of GDP (2015)

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: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 13 years (2015)

Year

Population

  • 3,045,191

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
    -0.21% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 12.9 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • YEREVAN (capital) 1,044
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.5% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 2.8 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.9 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.64 children born/woman (2017 est.)