Armenia

People

The people of Armenia are almost all ethnic Armenians, 93%, with small numbers of Russians and other nationalities. Armenia has a literacy rate of 99%

 

 

1990 2000 2010 2016
Population, total (millions) 3.54 3.07 2.88 2.92
Population growth (annual %) 0 -0.6 -0.4 0.3
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 68 71 73 75
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.5 1.6 1.7 1.6
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 74 39 27 24
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 56 61 55 57
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 100 97 100 100
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 50 30 18 13
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. 2.6 5.3 2.6
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 93 92 97 97
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) .. 94 106 90
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 104.3 98.7 110.8 94.3
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 92 92 100 86
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) .. 1 1 1
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Environment
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 7.9 18.6 .. 23.1
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. 25.3 42.9 42.9
Urban population growth (annual %) -0.4 -1.1 -0.7 0.1
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 2,179 656 863 1,018
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 1.69 1.13 1.47 1.9
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 2,723 1,298 1,726 1,966