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.)