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| Population: |
2,976,372 (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 20.5% (male 322,189/female 286,944) 15-64 years: 68.4% (male 949,975/female 1,085,484) 65 years and over: 11.1% (male 133,411/female 198,369) (2006 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 30.4 years male: 27.8 years female: 33.2 years (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
-0.19% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
12.07 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: |
8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-5.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
total: 22.47 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 23.28 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.51 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.84 years male: 68.25 years female: 76.02 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.33 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
2,600 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 200 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Armenian(s) adjective: Armenian |
| Ethnic groups: |
Armenian 97.9%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.3%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001 census) |
| Religions: |
Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3% |
| Languages: |
Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census) |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.4% female: 98% (2003 est.) |