EMIGRATION FROM ARMENIA SURGES BY 12 PERCENT TO 47,000 PEOPLE- FORMER CENTRAL BANK HEAD

YEREVAN, March 10. / ARKA /. Emigration from Armenia in 2014 increased
by 10-12% from the previous year to more than 47,000 people, a former
head of the Central Bank Bagrat Asatryan told a news conference today,
adding that emigration rates serve usually as a clear indication of
the deteriorating economic situation of a country.

“The difference between Armenians who left the country last year and
those who came back amounted to more than 47,000, up from 42,000 in
2013,’ he said.

According to official data, 5, 510,900 people arrived and left the
country in 2014, up from 4,983,900 in 2013.

In 2014 some 2,734,596 people arrived in Armenia (an increase of 10.4%
from the previous year), and 2,776,268 left it (an increase of 10.7%).

According to official data of the National Statistical Service, on
January 1, 2015 Armenia’s permanent population stood at 3,010,600,
by 6,500 less than on January 1, 2014.-0-