Demography and Households
DEMOGRAPHY
Armenia’s 3.3 million population breaks down ethnically as Armenian 97.9%, Yezidi 1.3%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001 census, NSS). The offcial language is Armenian, spoken by about 97.7% of the population. Yezidi is spoken by 1%, Russian by 0.9%, and other languages by 0.4% (2001 census). The religion is predominantly Christian.
The population is relatively young, concentrated in cities. The urban population represents 64% of the total, with a full 34% of the total residing in Yerevan. The average age of the population is 35, with about 20% of the population 15 and under. Life expectancy is 71 years for men and 77 for women.
HOUSEHOLDS
Household incomes, expenditures, and basic food consumption in Armenian households during the 2008-10 period are shown in Figure 1 below. These results emerge from Integrated Household Surveys, illustrating household income by source. We have included the 1st and 10th deciles of the population for comparison purposes. Total consumption expenditures are defned as expenditures on food products, and all services. The structure of consumption expenditures in 2010 is presented in Figure 2. Available data suggest that food constitutes approximately 52% of consumption spending. As we might expect, and as illustrated in the fgures, the total percentage of food expenditures was greater for 1st decile households than for 10th-decile households. Also as might be expected, households in the 10th decile used more services and purchased more non-food products compared to households in the 1st decile.
FIGURE 1. MONETARY INCOME FOR HOUSEHOLDS OF THE 1ST AND THE 10TH DECILE GROUPS, 2010
FIGURE 2. HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES OVERALL, AND OF THE 1-ST AND THE 10-TH DECILE GROUPS, 2010
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International Organizations
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Since independence in 1991, Armenia has become a member of more than 40 international organizations. These include the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Commonwealth of Independent States, the World Trade Organization, the World Customs Organizations, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, International Organization of La Francophonie and others. Since 1994, Armenia has also participated in NATO's Partnership for Peace program. Armenia has been included under the EU endorsed European Neighborhood Policy since 2004.
SINCE PROCLAIMING ITS INDEPENDENCE IN 1991 ARMENIA HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF MORE THAN 40 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Here is the list of international organizations of which Armenia is a member: |
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ADB Asian Development Bank BSEC Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation CE Council of Europe CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CSTO Collective Security Treaty Organization EAEC (observer) East Asia Economic Caucus EurAsEC (observer) Eurasian Economic Community EAPC Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of UN GCTU General Confederation of Trade Unions IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development |
IFRCS International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ILO International Labor Organization IMF International Monetary Fund Interpol Interpol IOC International Olympic Committee IOM International Organization for Migration ISO International Organization for Standardization ITSO International Telecommunications Satellite Organization ITU International Telecommunication Union NAM (observer) Non-Aligned Movement OAS (observer) Organization of American States OPCW Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OSCE Organization for security and cooperation in Europe PFP Partnership for Peace |
TRACECA Transport Corridor Europe – Caucasus – Asia Intergovernmental Commission UN United Nations Organization UNCTAD Conference on Trade and Development UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNWTO World Tourism Organization UPU Universal Postal Union WB Group World Bank Group WCO World Customs Organization WFTU World Federation of Trade Unions WHO World Health Organization WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WMO World Meteorological Organization WTO World Trade Organization |
