ARMENIA’S OUTWARD MIGRATION GREW BY 12% IN 2014 – EXPERT
YEREVAN, March 10. /ARKA/. Armenia’s outward migration grew by 10-12%
in 2014 against 2013 and exceeded 47,000 people, as compared to
42,000 in 2013, ex-head of Armenia’s central bank Bagrat Asatryan
told reporters on Tuesday.
This increase indicates the economic situation has worsened, the
expert said.
According to the information from the electronic border control system,
the 2014 traffic totaled 5,510,900 passengers, compared to 4,983,900
passengers in 2013.
Number of arrivals (without identification) totaled 2,734,596 (10.4%
increase), and the number of departures was 2,776,268 (10.7%) in
the period.
Number of resident population totaled 3,010,600 people in Armenia as
of January 1, 2015, 6,500 people less than on January 1, 2014, the
National Statistical Service says based on the 2011 census data. -0–