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CHORRORD ISHKHANUTYUN: ARMENIA EMIGRATION DATA
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
April 11, 2014
YEREVAN. - According to official data, the number of those who departed
fromArmenia in 2013 is more than those who arrived in the country by
about 42 thousand, Chorrord Ishkhanutyun newspaper reported.
"At first glance it might seem this is the official indicator of
emigration but, in reality, this is not so. The 42 thousand is the
number of those people who permanently left the country.
"The real emigration picture is quite different because hundreds
of thousands of people head to Russia in the spring and return
in December, but the official statistics does not count this as
emigration.
"[But] studying the overall passenger flow [to and from Armenia],
the picture is as follows: In 2013, those who arrived in Armenia and
those who departed from Armeniahave increased by about 18 percent. In
other words, the number of [Armenia's] migrant workers increased by
about 18 percent last year.
"As for the 'official' emigration of 42 thousand, the NSS [Armenian
National Statistical Service] notes that this number dropped by 15.4
percent as compared to 2012.
"In fact, about 50 thousand people 'officially' emigrated from Armenia
in 2012," Chorrord Ishkhanutyun wrote.
http://news.am/eng/reviews/8368.html
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
April 11, 2014
YEREVAN. - According to official data, the number of those who departed
fromArmenia in 2013 is more than those who arrived in the country by
about 42 thousand, Chorrord Ishkhanutyun newspaper reported.
"At first glance it might seem this is the official indicator of
emigration but, in reality, this is not so. The 42 thousand is the
number of those people who permanently left the country.
"The real emigration picture is quite different because hundreds
of thousands of people head to Russia in the spring and return
in December, but the official statistics does not count this as
emigration.
"[But] studying the overall passenger flow [to and from Armenia],
the picture is as follows: In 2013, those who arrived in Armenia and
those who departed from Armeniahave increased by about 18 percent. In
other words, the number of [Armenia's] migrant workers increased by
about 18 percent last year.
"As for the 'official' emigration of 42 thousand, the NSS [Armenian
National Statistical Service] notes that this number dropped by 15.4
percent as compared to 2012.
"In fact, about 50 thousand people 'officially' emigrated from Armenia
in 2012," Chorrord Ishkhanutyun wrote.
http://news.am/eng/reviews/8368.html