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Languages

Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurmanji (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1.1%; 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: 63.7% of total population (2023)

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: 49.6

Youth dependency ratio: 30.6

Elderly dependency ratio: 19.1

Potential support ratio: 5.2 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 36.6 years

Male: 35.1 years

Female: 38.3 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.08 male(s)/female

0-14 - years : 1.11 male(s)/female

15-24 - years : 1.11 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 0.99 male(s)/female

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

65 - years and over : 0.65 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.95 male(s)/female (2022 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 12.18 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 13.72 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 10.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 76.13 years

Male: 72.86 years

Female: 79.68 years (2022 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

25.2 years (2019 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

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

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 76.13 years

Male: 72.86 years

Female: 79.68 years (2022 est.)

Tobacco Use

Total: 25.5% (2020 est.)

Male: 49.4% (2020 est.)

Female: 1.5% (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.65 children born/woman (2022 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

57.1% (2015/16)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

11.3% of GDP (2019)

Physicians Density

4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 15.4% of population

Total: 5.6% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

Child Marriage

Array

Women married by age 15: 0%

Women married by age 18: 5.3%

Men married by age 18: 0.4% (2016 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

NA

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

20.2% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

2.6% (2015/16)

Education Expenditures

2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

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 (2021)

Year

Population

  • 3,000,756

Nationality 2022

  • 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
    -0.38% (2022 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 11.1 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.51 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • YEREVAN
    1.095 million

Health Expenditure

  • 11.3% of GDP (2019)

Physicians Density

  • 4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014)