Armenia Population: 3 421 775 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (male 460 191; female 441 906) 15-64 years: 65% (male 1 092 652; female 1 139 916) 65 years and over: 9% (male 119 464; female 167 646) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: -0.36% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 13.52 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.82 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -8.29 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 40.77 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.73 years male: 62.45 years female: 71.23 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.69 children born/woman (1998 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 Orthodox 94% 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.)
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