  2.994.000 people live in Armenia, UN report says July 11, 2016 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia had a population of 2.998.000 on January 1. The figure, however has shrunk by 4000 in Q1 of 2016 to total 2.994.000 residents overall, the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Armenia office said Monday, July 11. Speaking on the World Population Day, UNFPA Armenia representative Anna Hovhannisyan said that if the same trends are observed next year, the population will further dwindle by 16.000. According to Executive Representative of UNFPA in Armenia Garik Hayrapetyan, if the current decreasing pace continues, an abrupt drop will be registered in 50 years. “In 2050, we’ll have 3.100.000 people at best, and some 1.700.000 at worst,” Hayrapetyan said, according to Tert.am. “But this is mere prediction. Everything can turn upside down in case the events of early April recur.” Azerbaijan unleashed a lar scale offensive against Nagorno karabakh on April 2, which claimed hundreds of lives on both sides. The parties agreed on a cessation of hostilities on April 5.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
