As Of July 1, Number Of Permament Inhabitation Of Armenia Makes 3 Ml

AS OF JULY 1, NUMBER OF PERMAMENT INHABITATION OF ARMENIA MAKES 3
MLN 219.4 THOUSAND PEOPLE
YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. As of July 1, 2006, the number of
permament inhabitation of Armenia made 3 mln 219.4 thousand people,
instead of 3 mln 215.8 thousand fixed as of the same day of the
previous year. According to data of the RA National Statistical
Service, as of early 2006, inhabitation at the able-bodied age made
64.6% of the number of permament residents, inhabitation below the
able-bodied age made 22.7%, and inhabitation upper the able-bodied age
made 12.7%. There are 548 elderly people and children against 1000
people at the able-bodied age of the republic. The natural growth
of inhabitation in the republic made 3144 people in January-June of
the current year what, compared with the same period of time of the
previous year, reduced by 12%.
17513 people were born and 14369 people died during those months,
intead of, correspondingly, 17447 and 13873 of the previous year. 246
cases of death of children below 1 year old were fixed in the first
half of the current year, instead of 199 cases of the previous year. 7
cases of maternal death during the childbirth and post-natal period
of time because of complications connected with pregnancy were fixed
during the same period of time, istead of 3 cases of January-June,
2005. 8163 marriages were fixed in the RA in January-June, what,
compared with the same months of 2005, reduced 3.5%, and 1520 divorces
were fixed, what increased 44.8%. So, there were 186 divorces against
1000 newly formed families in the first half of 2006, instead of 133
ones of the same period of time of 2005.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress