27/11/2014 21:19
Record number of marriages registered in Artsakh
2,103 babies were born in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic) in January-October 2014, which exceeds the respective index of last year by 61 (3%), Artsakhpress reported citing the National Statistical Service of NKR. There was an increase in the number of babies born in Stepanakert and Kashatagh compared to last year.
1,104 people died in the indicated period (1.8% decline.)
National growth of population was 999 people (an increase by 81 people or 8.2%) in ten months of this year.
1,162 marriages were registered in the republic in the same period. The number of marriages grew by 436 or 66.2%. There were 176 divorces compared to 158 in first ten months of last year.