HIGHEST FERTILITY RATE OF ARMENIAN WOMEN REGISTERED IN ARAGATSOTN
MARZ, LOWEST – IN VAYOTS DZOR

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the 2005 research on
Armenian demography and health issues, the total coefficient of
women’s ferility makes 1.7 in Armenia.

When presenting the research results on February 16, the RA Deputy
Minister of Health Tatul Hakobian said that this index coincides with
the data of the survey conducted in 2000. He said that the total index
of fertility makes 1.8 in rural settlements and 1.6 in cities. High
coefficients were registered in Aragatsotn (2.5) and Gegharkunik
marzes (2.1), the lowest ones – in Shirak (1.2) and Vayots Dzor marzes
(0.9).

It was noted that highly educated women have fewer children than those
with low educational level. Women from households with low income have
2 children, those from well-to-do households on average 1.5. 70% and
62% of married women and men respectively do not want to have another
child.

Armenian women tend to give birth to their first child at the age of
22. This index among women living in cities exceeds by 1.5 years that
among women in rural settlements. Women with high educational and
welfare level prefer to give birth at an older age. Pregnancy among
under-age girls is not widespread in Armenia. Only 5% of women aged
15-19 have children.