One out of four Armenia-born people currently live abroad - reportDecember 20, 2016 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A quarter of those born in Armenia currently live abroad, a recent study by the Pew Research Center revealed. The study uses 2015 data from the United Nations and shows that today nine countries have lost a fifth or more of their population. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, one-third of the birth populations are now abroad, and 28% of Albanians and Jamaicans have also left their native country. According to the report, one out of five among the native-born population of Kazakhstan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Macedonia and Portugal live in other countries. In some cases, the reason is obvious: conflict or physical danger are causing people to flee, the study said, citing the fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which broke out in the 1990s, forcing many to leave the country. "There have been more recent cases of exodus: 22% of (or 5 million) Syrians, have left since 2011, coinciding with the outbreak of civil war," the analysis said. "Others leave in order to seek improved economic opportunities." The research focuses on those countries where the highest proportion of the population has emigrated. When looking at bare numbers, however, none of these countries appears in the top five. Those with the largest numbers of people not living in their birth countries are India (15.6 million emigrants), Mexico (12.3 million), Russia (10.6 million), China (9.6 million) and Bangladesh (7.2 million). 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |