Armenia People - 2004

Population:
2,991,360
note: Armenia's first census since independence was conducted in October 2001 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.7% (male 357,094; female 323,396)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 929,719; female 1,065,505)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 128,027; female 187,619) (2004 est.)

Median age:
total: 29.7 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 32.4 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.32% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:
11.43 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:
8.12 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:
-6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.18 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 24.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 29.32 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.23 years
male: 67.73 years
female: 75.36 years (2004 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
1.31 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
less than 2,400 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Armenian(s)
adjective: Armenian

Ethnic groups:
Armenian 93%, Azeri 1%, Russian 2%, other (mostly Yezidi Kurds) 4% (2002)
note: as of the end of 1993, virtually all Azeris had emigrated from Armenia

Religions:
Armenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2%

Languages:
Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%