ARMENIA
Child poverty in Armenia reached 37.3% in 2013
The poverty rate was 37.3% for children in Armenia in 2013, said Diana
Martirosova, head of household studies at the National National
Statistical Service in a presentation of the report on social trends
and poverty in Armenia.
At the same time, 3.3% of children under 18 living in extreme poverty
she said. The respective indicators for the general population are 32%
and 2.7%, she said.
Child poverty is 2.4% in rural areas and 3.8% in the cities, she reported.
Sunday, February 22, 2015,
Stéphane © armenews.com
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