Demographics of Armenia
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Armenia is the only republic of the former Soviet Union that boasts a nearly-homogeneous population. It is also the second-most densely populated post-Soviet state after Moldova. Ethnic minorities include Yazidis, Russians, Assyrians, Ukrainians, Kurds, Greeks, Georgians, and Belarusians. There are also smaller communities of Vlachs, Mordvins, Ossetians, Udis, and Tats. Minorites of Poles and Caucasus Germans also exist though they are heavily Russified. [1]
Most Armenians are Christian, primarily of Oriental Orthodox rite. 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 Catholics and evangelical Protestants.
There has been a problem of population decline due to elevated levels of emigration after the break-up of the USSR. The rates of emigration and population decline, however, have decreased drastically in the recent years, and a moderate influx of Armenians returning to Armenia have been the main reasons for the trend, which is expected to continue. In fact Armenia is expected to resume its positive population growth by 2010.
[edit] General demographic data
[edit] Population
- 2,976,372 (July 2006 est.)
- According to the statistics bureau as of July 1 2007, the resident population was 3,223,700 [1]
[edit] 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.)
[edit] Median age
- Total: 30.4 years
- Male: 27.8 years
- Female: 33.2 years (2006 est.)
[edit] Population growth rate
- -0.19% (2006 est.)
[edit] Birth rate
- 12.07 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
There were 37,509 births in 2005 compared to 37,520 in 2004. Total population was 3,219,400 at end of 2005.[2] For the first half of 2007, there were 18,114 births. [2]
[edit] Death rate
- 8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
[edit] Net migration rate
- -5.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
[edit] 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.)
[edit] 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.)
[edit] Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 71.84 years[3]
- Male: 68.25 years
- Female: 76.02 years (2005 est.)
[edit] Total fertility rate
- 1.33 children born/woman (2006 est.)
[edit] HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 2,600 (2003 est.)
- Deaths: less than 200 (2003 est.)
[edit] Nationality
- Noun: Armenian(s)
- Adjective: Armenian
[edit] Ethnic groups
[edit] Religions
- Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4% (mostly Armenian Catholic and Russian Orthodox), Yazidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
[edit] Languages
- Armenian 97.7%, Kurdish (Kurmanji dialect spoken by most Yazidis) 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
[edit] Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 98.6%
- Male: 99.4%
- Female: 98% (2003 est.)
[edit] References
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Garnik Asatryan and Victoria Arakelova, The Ethnic Minorities of Armenia, Routledge, part of the OSCE, 2002
- ^ Template:Cite news
- ^ People in Armenia live longer than in other countries of the former Soviet Union.Template:Cite news
