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Population:
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3,326,448
note: Armenia's first census since independence was conducted in October 2001; official results are not expected until late 2003 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.1% (male 356,587; female 346,648)
15-64 years: 68.3% (male 1,113,241; female 1,158,245)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 147,156; female 204,571) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 32.3 years
male: 30.6 years
female: 34.1 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.07% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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10.16 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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 (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 40.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 45.27 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 66.68 years
male: 62.41 years
female: 71.17 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.56 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 2,400 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Armenian(s)
adjective: Armenian
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Ethnic groups:
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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
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Religions:
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Armenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2%
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Languages:
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Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: 98% (2003 est.)
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