November 2, 2016 - 18:11 AMT
Armenia's resident population down by 4700 in nine months of 2016

As of October 1, the estimated resident population of Armenia amounted to 2.993.900 people, down by 4700 against the figures registered on January 1.

2.998.600 people lived in Armenia at the beginning of 2016, which was less by 12.000 compared with the same period last year.

1.904.600 people currently dwell in cities, while the remaining 1.089.300 are based in rural communities. Armenia's capital, Yerevan accounts for 1.074.600 residents of the country's urban population.