Armenia population decline rate slows down in first half-year![]() August 1, 2018 - 12:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The estimated resident population of Armenia as of July 1 amounts to 2,969,800, according to information provided by the National Statistical Service. On January 1, 2018, the number of permanent residents totaled 2,972,700 in the country, the NSS said. Consequently, the country’s population has dwindled by 0.1% (or 4700 people overall) in the past half year. In the same period in 2017, meanwhile, the number of permanent residents dropped by 0.2% (6200 people), while the population as of January 2018 diminished by 0.3% (10,100 people) year-on-year. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |