ArmInfo. In 2021, 36,585 children were born in Armenia, which is 0.6% higher than the indicator of a year ago, while a 1.5% increase was registered in the two-year context. According to the RA Statistical Committee, the birth rate per 1,000 inhabitants in the reporting period amounted to 12.4 per thousand, against 12.3% in 2020 and 12.2 per thousand two years earlier.
The highest birth rate was registered in the city of Yerevan, where 14,171 children were born during the reporting period. Over 3 thousand children were born in Kotayk, Ararat and Armavir regions, more than 2 thousand in Gegharkunik, Lori, Shirak. Over 1000 children in 2021 were born in Syunik, Aragatsotn and Tavush. And the lowest birth rate was registered in Vayots Dzor region, where only 589 children were born.
According to statistics, during the reporting period, 34,658 people died in Armenia, which is 4.2% less than a year ago, with an increase of 32.4% over 2 years. The mortality rate in the country amounted to 11.7 ppm, against 12.2 ppm for the same period in 2020, and 8.8 ppm in 2019.
The absolute value of natural population growth amounted to 1927 people, which is several times higher than the figure of a year ago, and in comparison with 2019, a decline of 80.4% was registered. The coefficient of natural population growth was 0.7 ppm, against 0.1 ppm for the same period in 2020, and 3.4 ppm in 2019.
According to statistical data, the population of Armenia as of January 1, 2022 amounted to 2.961 million people, having decreased by 0.08% or 2.3 thousand people on a y-o-y terms.
