NUMBER OF ARMENIA’S POPULATION INCREASES UP TO 3,229,900 IN 2007
ARKA
Feb 26, 2008
YEREVAN, February 26. /ARKA/. The population of Armenia totaled
3,229,900 people by the end of 2007 as compared with 3,222,700 people
in 2006, the Head of Armenia’s National Statistical Service (NSS)
Stepan Mnatsakanian told journalists in presenting the annual report
on socioeconomic status of Armenia for 2007.
According to the NSS, the number of registered marriages increased 7.4%
up to 18,145 in 2007 against 16,887 in 2006.
According to Mnatsakanian, the number of divorces has also increased –
4.8% up to 2,931 divorces against 2,796 in 2006. This means that 162
divorces are registered against every 1,000 marriages in Armenia,
he said.