Demographics of Armenia
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Armenia is a primarily Oriental Orthodox country. Armenia is considered the first nation to adopt Christianity, which was first preached in Armenia by two Apostles of Jesus, St. Bartholomew and St. Thaddeus in the 1st century. The Armenian Apostolic Church can trace its roots back to the 3rd and 4th centuries. The country formally adopted the Christian faith in 301 A.D. Over 90% of Armenians belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church, a form of Oriental (Non-Chalcedonian) Orthodoxy, which is a very ritualistic, conservative church, roughly comparable to the Coptic and Syrian churches. Armenia also has a population of evangelical Protestants and Catholics. The Yazidi Kurds, who live in the western part of the country, practice their own religion. Any ethnic Azeris living in the country practice Islam, but most fled to Azerbaijan during the Karabagh War. Conversely, Armenia received a large influx of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, where there were numerous pogroms against Armenians.
- 1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
- 1.1 Population
- 1.2 Age structure
- 1.3 Median age
- 1.4 Population growth rate
- 1.5 Birth rate
- 1.6 Death rate
- 1.7 Net migration rate
- 1.8 Sex ratio
- 1.9 Infant mortality rate
- 1.10 Life expectancy at birth
- 1.11 Total fertility rate
- 1.12 HIV/AIDS
- 1.13 Nationality
- 1.14 Ethnic groups
- 1.15 Religions
- 1.16 Languages
- 1.17 Literacy
- 2 References
Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
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
- At birth: 1.17 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- 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.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 71.84 years
- Male: 68.25 years
- Female: 76.02 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.33 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 2,600 (2003 est.)
- 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)
- Note: as of the end of 1993, virtually all Azeris had emigrated from Armenia
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.)
References
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
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