YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. As of July 1, 2006, the number of permament inhabitation of Armenia made 3 mln 219.4 thousand people, instead of 3 mln 215.8 thousand fixed as of the same day of the previous year. According to data of the RA National Statistical Service, as of early 2006, inhabitation at the able-bodied age made 64.6% of the number of permament residents, inhabitation below the able-bodied age made 22.7%, and inhabitation upper the able-bodied age made 12.7%. There are 548 elderly people and children against 1000 people at the able-bodied age of the republic. The natural growth of inhabitation in the republic made 3144 people in January-June of the current year what, compared with the same period of time of the previous year, reduced by 12%. 17513 people were born and 14369 people died during those months, intead of, correspondingly, 17447 and 13873 of the previous year. 246 cases of death of children below 1 year old were fixed in the first half of the current year, instead of 199 cases of the previous year. 7 cases of maternal death during the childbirth and post-natal period of time because of complications connected with pregnancy were fixed during the same period of time, istead of 3 cases of January-June, 2005. 8163 marriages were fixed in the RA in January-June, what, compared with the same months of 2005, reduced 3.5%, and 1520 divorces were fixed, what increased 44.8%. So, there were 186 divorces against 1000 newly formed families in the first half of 2006, instead of 133 ones of the same period of time of 2005.

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