news.am, Armenia
May 8 2010
3,617 disabled war veterans in Armenia
10:58 / 05/08/2010The RA Statistical Service has finally reported the
exact number of pensioners in Armenia.
A total of 9,176 retired servicemen were registered in Armenia, with
4,248 of them being women (46.3%). 3,617 of them are disabled war
veterans and persons with equal status, 113 (3.1%) of them being
women.
The average monthly pension of war veterans and persons with equal
status is 29,370 AMD (about U.S. $80).
A total of 4,377 families receive pensions for their relatives killed
in the army or during hostilities, the average monthly pension is
11,611 AMD.
T.P.