Armenia's Population Increases...Barely

Not quite the breakthrough numbers anyone was expecting, but progress is progress!

Armenia reported today a slight increase in overall population number last year saying it grew by 3,600 people to 3,222,700.

Over 95% of the population are ethnic Armenians. In addition, Russians, Yezidis, Kurds, Greeks, and Assyrians are among the minorities who call Armenia home.

The same article mentions that over 1,000,000 of those people live in Yerevan!

Source: ArmenPress

2,102 Babies Born in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2006

For whatever reason, I feel you should know these numbers:

Last year 2,102 babies were born in Nagorno-Karabakh, by 98 more than in 2005 and 1,235 people died, less than in 2005 when 1,260 people died.

Last year 827 marriages were registered against 751 of 2005 and 123 divorces were granted against 135 in 2005. The divorce rate was 15 per every 100 marriages.

15% divorce rate? I prefer to think of it as 85% success rate!

Source: ArmenPress