Armenia population down 173,000 in decade: govt
The population of Armenia currently constitutes 2,871,509 people, according to the preliminary data of a census conducted in October 2011.
The total figure, including Armenians living abroad, makes up 3,285,767, the country’s statistics body estimates.
According to official figures, the Armenian population has been on steady decline in the past decade, dropping by 173,000.
12.6 percent of the country’s citizens currently live outside the South Caucasus republic, the Armenian government estimates, while local NGOs cite higher figures. The situation is so aggravating that the Armenian opposition has pointed to an alarming threat of the country being abandoned.
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