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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 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 : 17.98% (male 282,055/female 255,313)

15-64 - years : 67.53% (male 999,784/female 1,018,891)

65 - years and over : 14.49% (2023 est.) (male 178,824/female 254,224)

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: 38.3 years (2023 est.)

Male: 36.9 years

Female: 39.8 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 - years : 1.1 male(s)/female

15-64 - years : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.7 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.96 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Male: 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 76.4 years (2023 est.)

Male: 73.1 years

Female: 79.9 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

25.2 years (2019 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

27 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 116

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 76.4 years (2023 est.)

Male: 73.1 years

Female: 79.9 years

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 (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 172

Gross Reproduction Rate

0.8 (2023 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

12.2% of GDP (2020)

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.)

Currently Married Women

64.8% (2023 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

20.2% (2016)comparison ranking: 101

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

2.6% (2015/16)comparison ranking: 95

Education Expenditures

2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)comparison ranking: 167

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

  • 2,989,091

Nationality 2023

  • Armenian(s) noun


  • Armenian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.4% (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 217

Birth Rate

  • 10.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 172

Death Rate

  • 9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 47

Migration Rate

  • -5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 206

Urban Areas Population

  • YEREVAN
    1.095 million

Health Expenditure

  • 12.2% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

  • 4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014)