Population 3,330,099
note: Armenia's first census since independence was conducted in October 2001, but official figures have not yet been released (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 22.2% (male 374,597; female 363,115)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 1,104,100; female 1,150,282)
65 years and over: 10.1% (male 141,330; female 196,675) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate -0.15% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 12 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 9.94 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -3.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 41.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 66.59 years
female: 71.12 years (2002 est.)
male: 62.27 years

Total fertility rate 1.53 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 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 Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2%

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Armenia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Armenia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Armenia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.