  Armenia posts 3% drop in birthrate in January - September November 5, 2012 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the urban population totaled 2 mln. 101 thous, with the rural population totaling to 1 mln. 180 thous. The average age of the resident population made up 35,3, 33.5 –for men, and 36,9- for women. The number of children born in Armenia in January - September 2012 totaled 30 906, declining by 3% as compared with the same period of 2011. The birthrate decreased by 0,4 per thousand to total 12.6‰.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
