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ARMENIAN POPULATION TO MAKE 2.5 MILLION BY 2050, EXPERTS SAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 11, 2011 - 14:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The population in Armenia will decrease in the near
future, a UN representative said.
"According to forecasts, the Armenian population to make 2.5 million
by 2050," United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Armenia executive
Gagik Hayrapetyan told a news conference on July 11.
The UNFPA research showed that the majority (68.3%) of 1139 Armenian
families surveyed are not planning to have another baby. 16.4% want
to have one more child and 13.6% found difficulty in replying.
The survey revealed socio-economic conditions as the main reason
behind unwillingness to have children. Besides, more Armenian women
tend to choose career instead of family.
Expert Ruben Yeganyan noted, in turn, that the demographic situation is
not in Armenia's favor, since neighbor countries witness population
growth. "The governmental policy is ineffective and incapable to
resolve the demographic problems," he said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 11, 2011 - 14:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The population in Armenia will decrease in the near
future, a UN representative said.
"According to forecasts, the Armenian population to make 2.5 million
by 2050," United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Armenia executive
Gagik Hayrapetyan told a news conference on July 11.
The UNFPA research showed that the majority (68.3%) of 1139 Armenian
families surveyed are not planning to have another baby. 16.4% want
to have one more child and 13.6% found difficulty in replying.
The survey revealed socio-economic conditions as the main reason
behind unwillingness to have children. Besides, more Armenian women
tend to choose career instead of family.
Expert Ruben Yeganyan noted, in turn, that the demographic situation is
not in Armenia's favor, since neighbor countries witness population
growth. "The governmental policy is ineffective and incapable to
resolve the demographic problems," he said.