Age structure:
0-14 years:
24% (male 415,297; female 400,590)
15-64 years:
66% (male 1,084,588; female 1,131,387)
65 years and over:
10% (male 129,890; female 182,584) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.28% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 10.97 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 9.53 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 41.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
66.4 years
male:
61.98 years
female:
71.04 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.47 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Armenian(s)
adjective:
Armenian
Ethnic groups:
Armenian 93%, Azeri 3%, Russian 2%, other (mostly Yezidi Kurds) 2% (1989)
note:
as of the end of 1993, virtually all Azeris had emigrated from Armenia
Religions: Armenian Orthodox 94%
Languages: Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female:
98% (1989 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.