ARRIVALS PREVAIL IN NUMBER
Azat Artsakh – Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR)
8 Sept 04
Among the rates reflecting the social and demographic situation
in a country those describing migration processes are of special
importance. In the months January-June 2004, for example, the
number of arrivals to the Republic of Nagorni Karabakh increased to
548. In the same period the number of people who left the country is
194. Mechanical growth totals 354 and increased by 176 persons or twice
compared to the first half of the previous year. The number of arrivals
exceeded the number of leavers 2.8 times in the same period. In the
first half of the current year the number of marriages increased by
27.1 per cent and the divorce rate, on the contrary, dropped by 25.6
per cent against the first half of the previous year. In the mentioned
period the correlation of marriages and divorces was 100 to 9 against
the 15 divorces of the first half of the previous year. The largest
share of marriages was registered in Stepanakert – 31.5 per cent,
and the smallest share in the region of Shoushi – 1.4 per cent. The
information was provided by the NKR National Statistics Service.
AA.
08-09-2004