Armenia's population slightly up in 2005 to exceed 3 million
22/ 02/ 2006
RIA Novosti
The population of Armenia stood at 3,219,400 people as of the end of 2005 and increased by 3,600 compared with the start of the year, the National Statistics Service said Wednesday.
The republic registered a slight decline in the birth rate in 2005: there were 37,509 births in the reporting year compared with 37,520 births in 2004.
The number of infant deaths rose from 430 cases in 2004 to 460 cases in 2005.
The number of registered marriages declined by 2.1% in 2005 to 16,623 and the number of divorces was up 25.3% to 2,466.
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RIA Novosti
The population of Armenia stood at 3,219,400 people as of the end of 2005 and increased by 3,600 compared with the start of the year, the National Statistics Service said Wednesday.
The republic registered a slight decline in the birth rate in 2005: there were 37,509 births in the reporting year compared with 37,520 births in 2004.
The number of infant deaths rose from 430 cases in 2004 to 460 cases in 2005.
The number of registered marriages declined by 2.1% in 2005 to 16,623 and the number of divorces was up 25.3% to 2,466.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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