YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: People permanently residing in Armenia made up 3 mln 213,000 as of October 1. According to Armenian National Statistics Service, population increased by 1,400 against the beginning of the year and by 3,000 against 2003.
During the 9 months of the running year, the increase in number was conditioned by increase of birth rate over mortality rate growing up by 24.5% over the same span of the last year. Birth rate grew by 7.8 % from 25,579 in 2003 to 27,576 in 2004. The mortality rates, however, are higher in Stepanavan and Meghri and rural communities of Tumanian, Jambarak, Kapan, Meghri and Tavush.
Some 13.1% growth is reported in marriages and 11.2 growth in divorces. Most popular name for newly born girls are Anna, Mariam, Anahit and most popular boy names are Davit, Narek, Arman and Arthur.
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