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Languages

Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1%; note - Russian is widely spoken (2011 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Armenian 98.1%
Yezidi (Kurd) 1.2%
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: 63.4% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 18.64% (male 297,320/female 265,969)

15-24 - years : 11.63% (male 184,258/female 167,197)

25-54 - years : 43.04% (male 639,101/female 661,421)

55-64 - years : 14.08% (male 195,754/female 229,580)

65 - years and over : 12.6% (male 154,117/female 226,607) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 48.4

Youth dependency ratio: 30.9

Elderly dependency ratio: 17.5

Potential support ratio: 5.7 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 36.6 years

Male: 35.1 years

Female: 38.3 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.1 male(s)/female

0-14 - years : 1.12 male(s)/female

15-24 - years : 1.1 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.85 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.68 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 14.02 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 10.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 75.86 years

Male: 72.58 years

Female: 79.44 years (2021 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

25.2 years (2019 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.65 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

57.1% (2015/16)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

10% (2018)

Physicians Density

4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 15.5% of population

Total: 6.4% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.2% (2020 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

4,800 (2020 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<100 (2020 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

20.2% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

2.6% (2015/16)

Education Expenditures

2.7% of GDP (2020)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.8%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.7% (2020)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 14 years (2020)

Year

Population

  • 3,011,609

Nationality 2021

  • 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
    -0.35% (2021 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 11.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -5.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • YEREVAN
    1.089 million

Health Expenditure

  • 10% (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014)